Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Cold Harbour, Kent
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Cold Harbour, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
How we handle extract fan repair in Cold Harbour
If an extract fan in Cold Harbour is struggling or has stopped, we diagnose the fault and give you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers roof and wall fans, kitchen extract fans and fan motors, and the jobs we see most are a squealing belt on start-up and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork.
In a village or hamlet like Cold Harbour, the kitchens with extract fans are few, wherever there are any. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Cold Harbour (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- 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 photos and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. If anything changes, let us know rather than waiting for it to fail.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures so early attention pays.
Towns and villages near Cold Harbour
What else we do in Cold Harbour
Leave it or put it right?
An overloaded motor is under constant strain. Every hour of strain takes its toll and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Early attention keeps the cost and disruption down. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Questions from Cold Harbour
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Cold Harbour?
The local authority for Cold Harbour is Maidstone council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Do you work at weekends in Cold Harbour?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Cold Harbour needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Will you fit a new fan if ours can’t be repaired?
Yes, when repair doesn’t make sense. We check the duct size and the extract the kitchen needs so we confirm that first.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Is repair an option before replacing the whole fan?
It depends on the fault. After diagnosing, we explain whether it can be repaired and quote a fixed price for the option you choose.
Extract fan repair in Cold Harbour: local notes
Kitchens in Cold Harbour get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. At about 42 miles from central London, Cold Harbour sits well inside the area we cover. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Cold Harbour, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. Fan failures around Cold Harbour do not keep office hours, and neither does our emergency line.
Cold Harbour is about 7 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Sites in Cold Harbour get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Cold Harbour among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
We cover every part of ME17 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Warren Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles south-west), Charing Heath (2 miles south) and Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Cold Harbour
Around Cold Harbour, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Harrow pub and Spuckles and Kennelling Woods and the streets around them. The closest station to Cold Harbour is Charing station, roughly 2.3 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (3.4 miles north).
How we price extract fan repair
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Somewhere like Cold Harbour, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Part by part
Impellers and housings
Where an impeller is bent or corroded, cleaning won’t help. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.