West Berkshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Curridge, West Berkshire
Extract fan repair and replacement in Curridge, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overheating extract motor
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Curridge
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. We’re often asked to deal with a worn or slipping fan belt and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen, on bearings, fan motors and belts and pulleys.
Somewhere as small as Curridge, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Curridge (RG18)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan repair
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
- Any permits to work or inductions
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’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Curridge.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
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.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Leave it or put it right?
Wherever the kitchen is, Curridge included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, so its noise doesn’t stay in the kitchen. Fixing the cause quietens it down before it becomes a nuisance. If the system at a site near Curridge fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Curridge
Is Curridge within the area you cover?
Yes, Curridge is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work at weekends in Curridge?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you are fixing the fan?
Repairing the fan does not clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking and we can plan the two together.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
If the fan had grease on it, the rest of the system almost certainly does too. We can book a TR19® clean of the whole extract, with a certificate and photo report.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and protects the motor.
When a fan fails in Curridge
Look up Curridge on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Curridge, up to about a mile and a half out. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Curridge. 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. At about 52 miles from central London, Curridge sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Curridge Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Curridge is about 3 miles north-west of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Curridge or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, Curridge among them. We also work in Reading, around 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: RG18. That includes premises on Chapel Lane, Kiln Drive and Marsh Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Curridge include Longlane (1 mile east), Hermitage (1 mile north-east), Oare (2 miles north-east), Little Hungerford (2 miles north-east) and Wellhouse (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (3 miles south), Thatcham (3 miles south-east), Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles south-west), Hungerford (10 miles west) and Spencers Wood (14 miles east).
Landmarks near Curridge
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Bunk Inn and Trinity School. For rail, the closest station is Newbury Racecourse station, roughly 3.2 miles south. Well-known places in the area include West Berkshire Community Hospital (2.7 miles south) and Donnington Castle (2.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Snelsmore Common.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
Do you need extract fan repair in Curridge?
Kitchen extract fans in Curridge face the same conditions as anywhere else: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Moisture can rust housings and fixings and eventually any fan simply wears out.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A dead fan motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Curridge, can seize between uses.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry