Hertfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Farnham, Hertfordshire
Extract fan repair across Farnham and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Why act early in Farnham
A fan that’s running slowly isn’t clearing the kitchen properly. Staff work in hotter, steamier air and grease has more chance to settle on surfaces and in the duct. Somewhere as small as Farnham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
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Extract fan repair in Farnham
Working on a fan in Farnham means switching the extract off first, so we plan it around your service. We can work in the evening, overnight or at the weekend and there’s a 24/7 emergency line if the fan fails while you’re cooking. If you have vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a whining or grinding extract motor, we can help, from fan motors, bearings and belts and pulleys onwards.
In a small place like Farnham, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Farnham (CM23)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair looks like in Farnham
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Farnham. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Farnham get their food hygiene inspections from Uttlesford council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. Getting the fan running again is the priority. At about 30 miles from central London, Farnham sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Farnham Church of England Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Farnham is about 2 miles north of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Farnham, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Farnham is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire we cover for extract fan repair. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 19 miles from Farnham.
Our technicians cover all of the CM23 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Farnham, we cover Uppend (1 mile north), Mount Pleasant (1 mile north), Manuden (2 miles north-east), Bentfield Green (2 miles east) and Stansted Mountfitchet (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (14 miles west), Hoddesdon (12 miles south-west), Hertford (12 miles south-west), Ware (10 miles south-west), Baldock (15 miles north-west) and Broxbourne (13 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Farnham
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Mary's Catholic School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Stansted Mountfitchet station, about 2.4 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Moated mound (1.7 miles south-west) and Herts and Essex Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Portingbury Hills and Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and housings
Where an impeller is bent or corroded, cleaning won’t help. It may be replaced on its own, or with the whole fan.
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.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Farnham.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Clean or change filters on schedule
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.
Noise is typically the first sign of a fan problem. Getting it checked now means a planned repair rather than an emergency during service.
Places near Farnham
What else we do in Farnham
Common problems we fix in Farnham
In Farnham, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip, so the fan squeals or turns more slowly.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan that keeps cutting out
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Farnham, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Before you book anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- How VAT is shown on the quote
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Questions from Farnham
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Farnham out of hours?
Farnham is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Can the work in Farnham be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Farnham needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
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 many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Farnham
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.