Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Colden Common
Extract fan repair for Colden Common, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan that won’t start at all
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Colden Common
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. Common call-outs are for a fan that won’t start at all and an overheating extract motor, across belts and pulleys, fan motors and fan housings.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Colden Common often have fans fitted to a wall or roof years ago. An older fan that fails may be better replaced than repaired, and we will explain the options.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Colden Common (SO21, SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. You will hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures so early attention pays.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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Why act early in Colden Common
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract, and the fault carries on developing. A proper diagnosis in Colden Common gets to the real cause. Around Colden Common, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.
Why Colden Common businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
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Colden Common: your questions answered
Can you come to Colden Common after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Colden Common needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Colden Common out of hours?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Colden Common is within the area we cover. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you’re fixing the fan?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking and we can plan the two together.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Extract fans in Colden Common
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Colden Common. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Colden Common get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Colden Common, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Colden Common and the rest of Hampshire. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (6 miles or so).
Extract fan repair in SO21 and SO50 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan repair at premises on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
What’s near Colden Common
In Colden Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Thornden School. Colden Common’s nearest station is Shawford station, roughly 1.9 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Colden Common includes Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
Different parts, different methods
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself, because a fan that won’t start is not always a failed motor.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
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 send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a place like Colden Common, we fit the visit around your hours.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
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 send us an email.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Colden Common
Kitchen extract fans in Colden Common face the same conditions as anywhere else: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Moisture can rust housings and fixings, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An overheating extract motor
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
If you manage a school such as Colden Common Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of insurance