Essex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Cressing
Need extract fan repair in Cressing? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Managing agents and facilities teams in Cressing
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.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
How we handle extract fan repair in Cressing
Across Cressing, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from rattling and humming to a fan that has stopped dead. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it or fit a replacement when it’s beyond repair. Typical jobs include a belt-driven fan that squeals and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork, on belts and pulleys, fan motors and fan housings.
For a fan repair in or near Cressing, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
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.

- Place
- Cressing (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fans in Cressing
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cressing. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. We cover Cressing, about 39 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Kitchens in Cressing get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Cressing Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Parish Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Cressing, can seize between uses.
Cressing is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Cressing, we can take on extract fan repair. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 10 miles from Cressing.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: CM77. We cover sites on The Street, Church Road and Ashes Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Cressing include Lanham Green (1 mile north-east), Perry Green (1 mile north-east), Silver End (1 mile south-east), Bradwell (1 mile north-east) and Faulkbourne (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (4 miles south), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Near you in Cressing
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Three Ashes pub and Alec Hunter Academy, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Cressing station, about 1.1 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Common questions in Cressing
Which council inspects kitchens in Cressing?
That is Braintree council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Cressing. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do you cover Cressing for emergency fan repairs?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Cressing is within the area we cover. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after each visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Part by part
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease on it throws it out of balance and make it shake.
Fan controls
Where the fault is in the building’s electrical supply, an electrician is needed. We’ll tell you if that’s what we find so you know who to call.
What happens if it’s left?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything while the underlying wear continues. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Cressing businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Cressing.
- 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.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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How we price extract fan repair
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans