Thurrock · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in East Tilbury, Thurrock
Specialist extract fan repair for East Tilbury: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
About our extract fan repair in East Tilbury
Every fan job begins with finding the fault. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt; a dead fan can point to the motor or its controls. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. The work covers bearings, fan housings and fan motors, and the jobs we see most are an overheating extract motor and a belt-driven fan that squeals.
In a smaller place like East Tilbury, a failed extract fan means a closed kitchen, and a closed kitchen loses trade. Our 24/7 emergency line is there for exactly that.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- East Tilbury (RM18)
- Region
- Thurrock
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in East Tilbury
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Thurrock. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Visits to a place like East Tilbury are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract while the underlying wear continues. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. In a smaller place like East Tilbury, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in East Tilbury
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Places near East Tilbury
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Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Clean or change filters on schedule
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. We then come back and fit them at a time that suits your service.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
Different parts, different methods
Fan controls
Speed controllers and isolators sit between the supply and the fan. A control fault can leave the fan dead or stuck at one speed.
Belt-driven fans
Belt-driven fans have a motor that turns the impeller through belts and pulleys. Belts wear, stretch and slip, so we check the pulleys and bearings as well.
What affects the quote in East Tilbury
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The number of sites or systems
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, 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.
Your questions about extract fan repair in East Tilbury
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in East Tilbury?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and East Tilbury is within the area we cover. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we will talk through the fault and access. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Which environmental health team covers East Tilbury?
In East Tilbury, it’s Thurrock council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
We can. Replacing a fan is part of our fits and repairs work and we will talk you through what’s involved.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
Every fan job is priced once we know the fault. A belt and a new fan are very different jobs, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll arrange a diagnosis.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Extract fans in East Tilbury
Sea air reaches East Tilbury, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, fans mounted outdoors corrode faster, and corroded fans tend to get noisy before they fail. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of East Tilbury. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. In East Tilbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Thurrock council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
For a takeaway near East Tilbury station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Francis or elsewhere in East Tilbury, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as East Tilbury Primary School, rather than mid-term.
East Tilbury is about 3 miles south of Stanford-le-Hope, in Thurrock. Whether your site is in the middle of East Tilbury or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. East Tilbury is one of 26 places in Thurrock we cover for extract fan repair. We also work in Maidstone, about 16 miles from East Tilbury.
Work in RM18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Station Road, Queen Mary Avenue and Coronation Avenue and nearby roads. If your site is just outside East Tilbury, we cover Linford (1 mile north-west), Low Street (1 mile south-west), Church Street (4 miles south-east), Chalk (4 miles south) and Cliffe (4 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Stanford-le-Hope (3 miles north), Grays (4 miles west), South Ockendon (6 miles west), Balstonia (3 miles north), Corringham (3 miles north-east) and Aveley (7 miles west).
What’s near East Tilbury
Around East Tilbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Grove House Wood and St Clere's School, among other places. East Tilbury has its own railway station: East Tilbury station. Nearby you will also find Orsett Hospital (3 miles north-west) and Walton Hall Museum (0.9 miles north). The countryside around East Tilbury includes Thurrock Thameside Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.