Wokingham · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Crowthorne
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Crowthorne, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A fan that will not start at all
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
What extract fan repair looks like in Crowthorne
Food Standards Agency records list about 20 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crowthorne. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. It’s Bracknell Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crowthorne. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. At about 32 miles from central London, Crowthorne sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Crowthorne Methodist Church or elsewhere in Crowthorne, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Crowthorne is about 3 miles south-west of Bracknell, in Wokingham. Whether your site is in the middle of Crowthorne or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Crowthorne is one of 35 towns, villages and districts in Wokingham we cover for extract fan repair. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 9 miles from Crowthorne.
All of RG45 and RG40 is within our area for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Church Road East, Church Road West and High Street and nearby roads. You’ll find Crowthorne on the A321 and B3348, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Owlsmoor (1 mile south-east), Home Farm (1 mile north-east), Wooden Hill (2 miles north-east), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Hanworth (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Reading (9 miles north-west), Wokingham (3 miles north-west), Woodley (7 miles north-west), Earley (7 miles north-west), Lower Earley (6 miles north-west) and Winnersh (5 miles north-west). Crowthorne is one of the larger places we cover in Wokingham for extract fan repair.
Around Crowthorne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to King Edward VI Aston School, The Prince pub and Edgbarrow Woods, among other places. Crowthorne’s nearest station is Crowthorne station, about 1 mile south-west. A little further out are The Lexicon (3.7 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (0.9 miles north). The countryside around Crowthorne includes Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Crowthorne
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a clear explanation of what was done. Typical jobs include an overheating extract motor and poor airflow at the canopy, across fan motors, fan housings and kitchen extract fans.
The usual signs are a noisy fan, poor extraction or a hot, smoky kitchen. Catching those signs early in Crowthorne means the repair can be planned around service.
We have been trading since 2009, and 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.
- Where
- Crowthorne (RG45, RG40)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
Your kitchen can get back to normal as soon as the fan is running. We leave the area tidy and explain anything you need to know.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.
How we price extract fan repair
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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 will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Do you need extract fan repair in Crowthorne?
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and starts to vibrate and rattle.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
If you manage a school such as Crowthorne Church of England Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What we do, step by step
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Before the visit, a few photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan the work in Crowthorne.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- 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
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
FAQs for Crowthorne
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Crowthorne out of hours?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Crowthorne is within the area we cover. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we’ll talk through the fault and access. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Can you come to Crowthorne after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Crowthorne keeps running as normal. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
It depends on the fault, the parts and the access. We diagnose first and give you a fixed price so there are no surprises.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything, and the fault carries on developing. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. Each month of use adds to the build-up, so a site in Crowthorne is better off booking it now.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Crowthorne
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009