Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Crofton, Hampshire
Extract fan repair across Crofton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A dead fan motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
How we handle extract fan repair in Crofton
Kitchens in Crofton call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we diagnose the fault and send you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. Common call-outs are for a failed fan that needs a replacement and a squealing belt on start-up, across fan motors, roof and wall fans and fan housings.
For a fan repair in or near Crofton, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Crofton (PO14, PO13)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. You’ll hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and protects the motor.
What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Crofton and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for 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.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Crofton
Fans everywhere, Crofton included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A dead fan motor
- An old fan that needs replacing
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Peel Common Mission Church or elsewhere in Crofton, can seize between uses.
Questions to ask before you book
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether they recommend a next date
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Questions from Crofton
Who inspects food businesses in Crofton?
The local authority for Crofton is Fareham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Crofton?
Crofton is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
Often, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair doesn’t make sense.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. We diagnose first and give you a fixed price so there are no surprises.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
Noise usually comes from grease build-up, bearings, belts or loose fixings. Each sounds a little different and we find the exact cause on site.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
How much time does a fan repair need?
That depends on what’s wrong, but as a guide it takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. We will give you a better idea once we’ve diagnosed it.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Extract fan repair around Crofton
Crofton lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt air is hard on fan housings, motors and fixings on roofs and outside walls. Food Standards Agency records list about 39 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 22 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Crofton, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. In Crofton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Fareham council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Crofton School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Crofton is about 1 mile east of Stubbington, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Crofton or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small.
Extract fan repair in PO14 and PO13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Mark's Road, Gosport Road and Newgate Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Other places close to Crofton include Peel Common (1 mile east), Rowner (1 mile east), Bridgemary (1 mile east), Lee-on-the-Solent (1 mile south) and Fareham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Havant (10 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north-west), Horndean (10 miles north-east), Totton (15 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles north-west) and Hedge End (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Crofton
In Crofton, that means kitchens and buildings near Baycroft School and Peel Common Infant School and Nursery Unit. For rail, the closest station is Fareham station, about 2.1 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Gosport War Memorial Hospital (3 miles south-east) and Carron Row Farm Museum (3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
What staff can safely do
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.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crofton
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Different parts, different methods
Direct-drive fans
An impeller coated in grease vibrates straight into the motor bearings. Cleaning it can cure the noise as long as the bearings are still sound.
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow or the motor may be near the end of its life.
Why deal with it now?
A struggling motor runs hotter and works harder. That shortens its life and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Catching it early keeps the repair small. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Crofton is calmer for everyone.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Crofton businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
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