West Berkshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Chilton Foliat extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for Chilton Foliat, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Extract fan repair in Chilton Foliat
Every fan job begins with finding the fault. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt; a dead fan can point to the motor or its controls. We explain the problem, and what it will take, before we start. Typical jobs include a fan that keeps cutting out and an extract fan that has stopped working, on belts and pulleys, kitchen extract fans and roof and wall fans.
In a small place like Chilton Foliat, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Chilton Foliat (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chilton Foliat
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Chilton Foliat and across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
When it’s something else
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Chilton Foliat before we set off.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Do you need extract fan repair in Chilton Foliat?
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and the noise follows.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- An overheating extract motor
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
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Questions from Chilton Foliat
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Chilton Foliat?
Chilton Foliat is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Which environmental health team covers Chilton Foliat?
Kitchens in Chilton Foliat are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
We look at repairing it first. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer and we’ll tell you the reasons.
How long will the fan be out of action?
A typical repair takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault including running the fan afterwards. We plan the work around your service wherever we can.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Extract fan repair in Chilton Foliat: local notes
Look up Chilton Foliat on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Chilton Foliat. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Chilton Foliat get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chilton Foliat, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Chilton Foliat is about 10 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We carry out extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Chilton Foliat and the rest of West Berkshire. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small. Reading is in our area too, about 24 miles from Chilton Foliat.
Extract fan repair in RG17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Popham Close, Stag Hill and Whitelocks Piece and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Leverton (1 mile south-east), Upper Eddington (1 mile south-east), Eddington (2 miles south-east), Hungerford (2 miles south-east) and Woodlands St Mary (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (10 miles east), Thatcham (12 miles east), Speenhamland (9 miles east), Lambourn (5 miles north), Shaw (10 miles east) and Kingsclere (15 miles south-east).
Around Chilton Foliat
Typical jobs here are in premises near John O'Gaunt School. Chilton Foliat’s nearest station is Hungerford station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east. The countryside around Chilton Foliat includes Watts Bank.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chilton Foliat
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. That reduces extraction without fixing anything while the underlying wear continues. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. In a place like Chilton Foliat, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chilton Foliat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit at a time that suits your service.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and helps prevent overheating.