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Extractor fan repair in Colindale
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Colindale. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A squealing belt on start-up
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Extract fan repair in Colindale
Kitchens in Colindale call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we find the cause and quote a fixed price to repair or replace it. When the fan gives up mid-service, our 24/7 emergency line is there. The work covers fan housings, bearings and kitchen extract fans, and the jobs we see most are an extract fan that has stopped working and an extract fan that rattles or knocks.
In London, getting a new fan to the roof or plant room can take planning, with parking and lifting to arrange in Colindale. Work can be done after service, so the kitchen loses as little time as possible.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Colindale (NW9, NW4, HA8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
In kitchens with an interlocked gas supply, no extract can mean no cooking. Without extraction, the heat and fumes build up fast and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Do you need extract fan repair in Colindale?
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. A motor that strains runs hot and may cut out or fail.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Matthias the Apostle church or elsewhere in Colindale, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry
Towns and villages near Colindale
What else we do in Colindale
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in Colindale is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- 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
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
When a fan fails in Colindale
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 204 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 120 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Colindale. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. London extract fans are often at the end of long duct runs, on roofs or in basements. In Colindale, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Brent council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Colindale Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Colindale is about 1 mile south-east of Burnt Oak, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Colindale or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Colindale is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: NW9, NW4 and HA8. Whether your site is on Cecil Road, Booth Road and Ajax Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Colindale on the A5150, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Colindale include West Hendon (1 mile south), The Hyde (1 mile south), The Burroughs (1 mile east), Hendon (1 mile south-east) and Kingsbury (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles south-east), City of Westminster (7 miles south-east), Marylebone (7 miles south-east), Kensington (7 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-east).
What’s near Colindale
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sunny Hill Park, Saracens High School and Kisharon College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hendon station, roughly 1 mile south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Edgware Community Hospital (1.3 miles north-west) and Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.
Colindale questions
Is parking a problem for work in Colindale?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Colindale at night?
Extract fan emergencies in Colindale are covered around the clock. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we’ll talk through the fault and access. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Repairing the fan doesn’t clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem 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 can diagnose it and quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. A new noise or vibration is worth reporting early, so it can be looked at before it grows.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and helps prevent overheating.