Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Coldharbour, Greater London
Extract fan repair for Coldharbour, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A fan that keeps cutting out
Coldharbour questions
Can the work in Coldharbour be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Coldharbour doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Coldharbour?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
We price each job after finding the cause. Repair, parts or a full replacement all cost differently so the first step is a diagnosis.
About our extract fan repair in Coldharbour
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough and we will say so. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. We are often asked to deal with a squealing belt on start-up and a fan worn beyond sensible repair, on fan housings, bearings and kitchen extract fans.
London extract fans often sit on rooftops, exposed to the weather as well as the grease, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. A fan that is noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Coldharbour (E14, SE10, E22)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Extract fan repair around Coldharbour
Food Standards Agency records list about 440 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 120 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Coldharbour. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. In Coldharbour, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tower Hamlets council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. A failed fan in a London kitchen typically means a closed kitchen, so access details help us plan the repair.
If you run a café or takeaway near Canary Wharf station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Woolmore Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Coldharbour is about 2 miles north of Greenwich, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Coldharbour, extract fan repair is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in E14, SE10 and E22 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Canada Square, Simpson's Road and Amsterdam Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Coldharbour is on the A1206 and A1261, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Coldharbour: Blackwall (1 mile north-east), London Docklands (1 mile west), Poplar (1 mile north-west), Canary Wharf (1 mile west) and Heron Quays (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles north-west).
Around Coldharbour
Around Coldharbour, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Canary Wharf College 3, Mudchute Park and Farm and Tower Hamlets College. For rail, the closest station is Canary Wharf station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Old Royal Naval College (1.3 miles south) and Poplar Hospital (0.6 miles north). The countryside around Coldharbour includes Tower Hill and Lavender Pond.
Why it’s worth doing now in Coldharbour
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. It loosens fixings, strains duct connections and wears the housing and the eventual repair is larger. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why Coldharbour businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Every visit written up, with photos
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Common problems we fix in Coldharbour
In Coldharbour, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. Belts on a belt-driven fan stretch and wear and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near All Saints Church or elsewhere in Coldharbour, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price is fixed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Coldharbour is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- 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.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What a clean won’t put right
Extract fan repair can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
Managing agents and facilities teams in Coldharbour
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.