Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Dunk's Green
We cover Dunk's Green for extract fan repair and replacement. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A motor that trips out or overheats
What the work involves, part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. Loose fixings and worn mounts are often the cause.
Fan controls
Where the fault is in the building’s electrical supply, an electrician is needed. If that is the cause, we will say so and explain what we found.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Dunk's Green
Every fan job begins with finding the fault. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt, while a fan that will not start may have a motor or control fault. We explain the problem, and what it will take, before work begins. The work covers roof and wall fans, bearings and fan motors, and people most often call us about weak extraction and a smoky kitchen and a squealing belt on start-up.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Dunk's Green (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Dunk's Green
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The size of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What extract fan repair looks like in Dunk's Green
Dunk's Green is about 24 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Kitchens in Dunk's Green get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling council. 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.
Hall kitchens near Plaxtol Church, or anywhere around Dunk's Green, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick. If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Plaxtol Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Dunk's Green is about 4 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Sites in Dunk's Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Here we cover the TN11 postcode area for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Plaxtol (1 mile north), Roughway (1 mile east), Claygate Cross (2 miles north), Crouch (2 miles north) and Pittswood (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south).
Around Dunk's Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hadlow Rural Community School, The Kentish Rifleman Public House and Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve. The nearest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.8 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (5.3 miles south) and Ightham Court (3.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Barden Lake.
Why act early in Dunk's Green
An overloaded motor is under constant strain. That shortens its life and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Catching it early keeps the repair small. Somewhere as small as Dunk's Green, 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. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every job surveyed first
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
FAQs for Dunk's Green
Can you get to a site in Dunk's Green?
Yes, Dunk's Green is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which environmental health team covers Dunk's Green?
The local authority for Dunk's Green is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Do we need to close the kitchen for fan work?
We need the extract switched off during the repair, so cooking under the canopy has to stop. We book the work outside your service times wherever possible.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
There are several possible causes, from a worn bearing to a loose fixing. The safest step is a proper diagnosis before it leads to a breakdown.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Never run the extract with filters missing
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
Noise is normally the first sign of a fan problem. Getting it checked now means a planned repair instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
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 part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. For a village or hamlet like Dunk's Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
For extract fan repair in Dunk's Green, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
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 can quote for the whole system.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Dunk's Green and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.