Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
East Street extract fan repair
Extract fan repair and replacement for commercial sites in East Street and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An overheating extract motor
East Street questions
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in East Street?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and East Street is within the area we cover. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in East Street?
Kitchens in East Street are inspected by Dover council’s environmental health officers. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes, when repair doesn’t make sense. The replacement has to suit the ductwork and the cooking before recommending a unit.
Extract fan repair in East Street, done properly
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked and the speed control too. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. The work covers fan motors, bearings and kitchen extract fans, and people most often call us about an overheating extract motor and an extract fan that has stopped working.
Somewhere as small as East Street, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- East Street (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in East Street
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like East Street.
- 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.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Bearings
What the work involves, part by part
Motors and bearings
The motor and its bearings work hardest. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.
Belt-driven fans
A squeal when the fan starts is a classic belt symptom. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and renew them where necessary.
Extract fans in East Street
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of East Street. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. Kitchens in East Street get their food hygiene inspections from Dover council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
Hall kitchens near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere around East Street, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
East Street is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. East Street gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 34 miles away.
Work in CT3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to East Street include Cooper Street (1 mile north), Marshborough (1 mile south), Woodnesborough (1 mile south), Sandwich (2 miles east) and Great Stonar (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (10 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south-west), Ramsgate (6 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near East Street
The closest station to East Street is Sandwich station, about 1.8 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include White Mill (1.1 miles east) and Ramsgate General Hospital (5.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem 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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
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, and that is where we come in.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. We explain the fault and the fix along with anything else that needs watching.
A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the whole system on a regular cycle, which means the fan is seen regularly and problems are spotted sooner.
Why it’s worth doing now in East Street
Vibration does damage beyond the fan. Fixings work loose and joints in the ductwork can be strained, so a small repair can grow into a bigger one. In a place like East Street, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Each visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What we’re called out for in East Street
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that is a common source of rattles.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A dead fan motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An old fan that needs replacing
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Sandwich Technology School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What hours they’ll be on site