West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Crawley, West Sussex
Our technicians work in Crawley on repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan that won’t start at all
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Crawley
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt, while a fan that won’t start may have a motor or control fault. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. If you have an overheating extract motor and weak extraction and a smoky kitchen, we can help.
Busy kitchens in a place like Crawley can run their extract fans for long hours, which wears out belts, bearings and motors. Grease on the impeller makes it worse, throwing it out of balance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Crawley (RH10, RH11, RH12, RH6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Managed buildings in a place the size of Crawley often have sign-in, permits-to-work and key holders, and the visit is planned around them.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crawley
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Extract fan repair in Crawley: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 101 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 51 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Crawley, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. At about 27 miles from central London, Crawley sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. In Crawley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Crawley 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.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony or elsewhere in Crawley, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. For school kitchens, at schools like Three Bridges Junior School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Crawley is about 27 miles south of London, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Crawley or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Crawley is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 19 miles away.
All of RH10, RH11, RH12 and RH6 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Station Road, Queens Square and High Street and the roads around them. With the A23 and A264 close by, Crawley is simple for us to get to for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Southgate (1 mile south-west), Tilgate (1 mile south-east), West Green (1 mile north), Three Bridges (1 mile east) and Langley Green (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (8 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in West Sussex, Crawley has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for extract fan repair.
Around Crawley
Around Crawley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Tilgate Park, St Wilfrid's Catholic School and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Crawley itself: Crawley station. Other landmarks nearby include Crawley Hospital (0.5 miles north-west) and County Mall (within half a mile north-east). The countryside around Crawley includes Tilgate Lake.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
Different parts, different methods
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan faces the weather as well as the grease. Rust on fixings and housings is a frequent find.
Fan controls
Speed controllers and isolators sit between the supply and the fan. When they fail, the fan may not start or may run at the wrong speed.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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.
When to call us in Crawley
Blocked filters and greasy ducts make the fan work harder. A motor that strains runs hot and may cut out or fail.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that will not start at all
If you run a café or takeaway near Crawley station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
FAQs for Crawley
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Crawley?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Crawley is part of our area. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Can you work in Crawley outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
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What affects the quote in Crawley
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- How big the system is
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.