Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Crofton Park
Extract fan repair for commercial sites in Crofton Park and across Greater London. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Extract fan repair in Crofton Park
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. When it starts to rattle, hum or slow down, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. We find out why and put it right, by repairing the fan or replacing it. If you have an overheating extract motor and an extract fan that rattles or knocks, we can help.
In London, a kitchen without working extraction cannot keep cooking safely. In Crofton Park, as across London, fans often sit on a roof or deep in a plant space, so we ask about access first.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Crofton Park (SE4, SE6, SE23)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Why act early in Crofton Park
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning, and that often happens mid-service. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Crofton Park
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We are fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Crofton Park: your questions answered
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Crofton Park out of hours?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Crofton Park is part of our area. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Which council inspects kitchens in Crofton Park?
Kitchens in Crofton Park are inspected by Lewisham council’s environmental health officers. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Crofton Park is usually out of hours.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form 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 normally have a quote within one working day.
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What extract fan repair cannot fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Do not wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Clean or change filters on schedule
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.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
Extract fan repair around Crofton Park
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 316 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 199 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Crofton Park. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. London extract fans are often at the end of long duct runs, on roofs or in basements. In Crofton Park, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham 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.
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Stillness Infant School, fix a failing fan before term starts. For a takeaway near Crofton Park station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Hilda or elsewhere in Crofton Park, can seize between uses.
Crofton Park is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. Across the SE4 area, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Crofton Park is one of them.
All of SE4, SE6 and SE23 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Ivy Road, Nash Road and Lindal Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Crofton Park: Brockley (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Landmarks near Crofton Park
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Blythe Hill Tavern, Prendergast Ladywell School and Blythe Hill Fields and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Crofton Park itself: Crofton Park station. Other landmarks nearby include University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.