Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Erith
We cover Erith for extract fan repair. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and the quieter it runs.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. A clean impeller stays in balance, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Extract fan repair in Erith, done properly
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. We find out why and put it right, by repairing the fan or replacing it. If you have a worn or slipping fan belt and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. Noise and vibration are worth reporting before the fan stops.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Erith (DA8, DA17, DA7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Erith
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What the work involves, part by part
Belt-driven fans
Belt-driven fans have a motor that turns the impeller through belts and pulleys. Belts wear, stretch and slip, and pulleys and bearings need checking too.
Impellers and housings
The fan housing collects grease too. Both are inspected and cleaning may be part of the fix.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Do you need extract fan repair in Erith?
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A dead fan motor
- A fan rattling in its housing
If you cook near Erith station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When the next visit should be, and why
- If they look at the system before pricing
What affects the quote in Erith
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, 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
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning doesn’t 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.
FAQs for Erith
Which council inspects kitchens in Erith?
The local authority for Erith is Bexley 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.
Does London parking affect a job in Erith?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before we start.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Does the extract need to be off for a fan repair?
While we are working on the fan, the extract is isolated. We can come when the kitchen is closed so service carries on as normal.
How much time does a fan repair need?
It depends on the fault, but as a guide it takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. You’ll know more once we have found the fault.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Erith.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
When a fan fails in Erith
Food Standards Agency records list about 51 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 67 sandwich bars and takeaways in Erith and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Food hygiene inspections in Erith are the job of Bexley council’s environmental health team. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Lifting a replacement fan onto a London roof can need a loading slot and the building’s agreement.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Christ Church or elsewhere in Erith, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. For school kitchens, at schools like Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Erith is about 3 miles north-west of Dartford, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Erith or further out, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Erith is one of them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 11 miles from Erith.
Here we cover the DA8, DA17 and DA7 postcode area for extract fan repair. Local streets include Church Road, Town Square and Erith High Street, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Erith: Northumberland Heath (1 mile south), Bexley Riverside (1 mile south), Belvedere (1 mile north-west), Lessness Heath (1 mile north-west) and Barnehurst (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as London (11 miles west), City of Westminster (14 miles west), Marylebone (14 miles west), St Pancras (13 miles west), Shoreditch (11 miles west) and Walthamstow (11 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Erith
In Erith, that means kitchens and buildings near Trinity School, The Cross Keys pub and Erith School and the streets around them. Erith has its own railway station: Erith station. A little further out are Erith Museum (within half a mile east) and Erith and District Hospital (under half a mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Crossness Nature Reserve.