Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Danaway
Professional extract fan repair in and around Danaway, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan rattling in its housing
What the work involves, part by part
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Fan controls
Speed controllers and isolators sit between the supply and the fan. When they fail, the fan may not start or may run at the wrong speed.
Extract fan repair in Danaway
Across Danaway, 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. The work covers bearings, fan motors and fan housings, and the jobs we see most are an extract fan that rattles or knocks and a dead fan motor.
A callout to a small place like Danaway goes better when we know what we’re looking at: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Danaway (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. The less grease that reaches the fan, the longer its parts last and the quieter it runs.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and helps prevent overheating.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Danaway.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Signs you need extract fan repair in Danaway
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Borden Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Comparing quotes
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Places near Danaway
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Why it’s worth doing now in Danaway
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction is not sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. Somewhere as small as Danaway, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Danaway businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
When a fan fails in Danaway
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Danaway. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. We cover Danaway, about 35 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Danaway. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Danaway, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Danaway is about 3 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Danaway, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Danaway is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for extract fan repair. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
Work in ME9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Westfield Gardens, Oak Close and Wormdale Hill, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Danaway, we cover Oad Street (1 mile south-east), Chestnut Street (1 mile north-east), Newington (1 mile north), Keycol (1 mile north-east) and Bobbing (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (3 miles east), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (9 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Danaway
Around Danaway, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Westlands School and Plough & Harrow pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.2 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Bayford Court (3 miles east) and Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near Danaway include Detling Hill.
Danaway: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Danaway?
The local authority for Danaway is Swale council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Danaway?
Day or night, a failed fan in Danaway can be reported on our emergency line. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
The price depends on the diagnosis. After we have checked the fan, we give you a fixed price for the repair or the replacement.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
There are several possible causes, from a worn bearing to a loose fixing. It’s worth having it diagnosed before it leads to a breakdown.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.