Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Chilton Green, Isle of Wight
Extract fan repair across Chilton Green and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Extract fan repair around Chilton Green
Sea air reaches Chilton Green, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air is hard on fan housings, motors and fixings on roofs and outside walls. There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Chilton Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Chilton Green. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
For school kitchens, at schools like Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Chilton Green is about 7 miles south-west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. From the centre of Chilton Green to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 125 places in the Isle of Wight are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: PO30. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Marsh Green (1 mile south-east), Hulverstone (1 mile north-west), Brookgreen (1 mile west), Brook (2 miles north-west) and Dunsbury (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Newport (7 miles north-east), Ryde (12 miles north-east), Cowes (9 miles north-east), Sandown (11 miles east), Shanklin (10 miles east) and Ventnor (10 miles east). Remote and island sites need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What’s near Chilton Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Three Bishops pub and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Whitecroft Hospital (5.5 miles north-east) and Brighstone Village Museum (0.9 miles east). Open spaces near Chilton Green include Westover Down.
Extract fan repair in Chilton Green, done properly
Diagnosis comes before parts. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked, along with the fan’s controls. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. Typical jobs include a dead fan motor and weak extraction and a smoky kitchen, on fan housings, kitchen extract fans and fan motors.
Somewhere as small as Chilton Green, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Chilton Green (PO30)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Chilton Green, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Belt-driven fans
A squeal when the fan starts is a classic belt symptom. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and renew them where necessary.
Direct-drive fans
Many kitchen extracts use direct-drive fans. If the motor has gone, a replacement unit is often the sensible option, and we’ll explain why.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Do you need extract fan repair in Chilton Green?
In Chilton Green, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip, so the fan squeals or turns more slowly.
What we are most often called out for:
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St Peter and St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Chilton Green, can seize between uses.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether VAT is included
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and photos are included
When something else is needed
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across the Isle of Wight. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Common questions in Chilton Green
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Chilton Green at night?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Chilton Green is within the area we cover. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Can sea air affect extract fan repair in Chilton Green?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Chilton Green than inland. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
That depends on what’s wrong, but most jobs take part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. We will give you a better idea once we have diagnosed it.
How we price extract fan repair
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.