Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Colbury
Our technicians work in Colbury on repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A dead fan motor
How we handle extract fan repair in Colbury
Grease and fans don’t mix. A coated impeller spins unevenly and the vibration wears out bearings and fixings. That’s why we check the grease whenever we work on a fan, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. We’re often asked to deal with vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a motor that trips out or overheats, on bearings, fan housings and roof and wall fans.
Somewhere as small as Colbury, 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Colbury (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
What we’re called out for in Colbury
Bearings wear out with heat and long hours. Worn bearings whine, rumble or grind, and if they’re left they can seize.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that will not start at all
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Foxhills Infant School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Colbury run smoothly.
- 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.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that’s running slowly isn’t clearing the kitchen properly. The kitchen becomes an uncomfortable place to work, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. Somewhere as small as Colbury, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
Colbury questions
Do you work at weekends in Colbury?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Colbury?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Colbury is within the area we cover. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we will talk through the fault and access. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
Often, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair doesn’t make sense.
How much time does a fan repair need?
It depends on the fault, 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.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
Yes. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before we start.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Extract fans in Colbury
The coast is only about 2 miles from Colbury. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Food Standards Agency data counts about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Colbury. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Food hygiene inspections in Colbury are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Colbury Christ Church or elsewhere in Colbury, can seize between uses.
Colbury is about 1 mile south of Totton, in Hampshire. From the centre of Colbury to the outskirts, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We cover every part of the SO40 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Colbury: Ashurst (1 mile west), Lyndhurst (4 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (6 miles south-west) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Colbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Colbury is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Ashurst Hospital (1 mile south-west) and National Dairy Museum (within half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Testwood Lakes.