West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Colworth
Extract fan repair for Colworth and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An overheating extract motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A squealing belt on start-up
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How we handle extract fan repair in Colworth
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it with a repair or a replacement. If you have a squealing belt on start-up and a knocking noise from the extract fan, we can put it right, from belts and pulleys, roof and wall fans and fan motors onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Colworth, the kitchens with extract fans are few, wherever there are any. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Colworth (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. You will hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings so early attention pays.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What extract fan repair looks like in Colworth
The coast is only about 3 miles from Colworth. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Colworth. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Colworth are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
Kitchens in Colworth can call our 24/7 emergency line whenever an extract fan stops.
Colworth is about 2 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Colworth, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Colworth is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 16 miles away.
Work in PO20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Merston (1 mile west), Oving (2 miles north-west), Lagness (2 miles south-west), Runcton (2 miles west) and Shopwyke (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (13 miles east), Chichester (4 miles north-west), Selsey (7 miles south-west), Littlehampton (8 miles east), Emsworth (10 miles west) and Rustington (9 miles east).
What’s near Colworth
In Colworth, that means kitchens and buildings near The Regis School and The Brooks Local Nature Reserve. The nearest railway station is Bognor Regis station, about 2.5 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Bognor Regis Museum (2.7 miles south-east) and Tote Copse Castle (1.3 miles north-east).
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Colworth.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Colworth
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
Colworth questions
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Colworth at night?
Day or night, a failed fan in Colworth can be reported on our emergency line. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Do you work overnight in Colworth?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Colworth needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
A fan repair on its own doesn’t include the ductwork. We will tell you what we see and quote for a TR19 clean if it’s needed.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
Grease on the blades throws the fan out of balance, which is a common cause of noise. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
When to call us in Colworth
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, so the fan runs out of balance and starts to vibrate and rattle.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Bartons Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate