Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Claygate Cross
Professional extract fan repair in and around Claygate Cross, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A squealing belt on start-up
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
Claygate Cross questions
Which council inspects kitchens in Claygate Cross?
The local authority for Claygate Cross is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Claygate Cross?
Claygate Cross is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
We can’t price it without knowing the fault. Once we have looked at it, you get a fixed quote for whichever option you choose.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Claygate Cross
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. If you have a fan shaking on its mountings and a belt-driven fan that squeals, we can help.
A callout to a small place like Claygate Cross goes better when we know what we’re looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Claygate Cross (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Claygate Cross
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract while the underlying wear continues. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We’re fully insured
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Bearings
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Claygate Cross knowing what to expect.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
For extract fan repair in Claygate Cross, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. We explain the fault and the fix, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.
Extract fans in Claygate Cross
Look up Claygate Cross on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Claygate Cross, up to about a mile and a half out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Claygate Cross get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. Getting the fan running again is the priority. We cover Claygate Cross, about 23 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near The Church of the Good Shepherd, or anywhere in Claygate Cross, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day. If you manage a school such as Borough Green Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Claygate Cross is about 5 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Claygate Cross, we can take on extract fan repair. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Claygate Cross is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Maidstone, around 9 miles away.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area for extract fan repair. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Claygate Cross, Basted Lane and Winfield Lane and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Claygate Cross, we cover Crouch (1 mile east), Basted (1 mile north-west), Borough Green (1 mile north), Plaxtol (1 mile south) and Platt (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
What’s near Claygate Cross
Typical jobs here are in premises near Wrotham School, The Chequers Inn and Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 1.2 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Ightham Court (1.7 miles north-west) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.1 miles north-east).
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How the job changes from site to site
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow or the motor may be near the end of its life.