Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Fawkham Green
Extract fan repair in Fawkham Green from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan rattling in its housing
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. The timing of a visit to Fawkham Green is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Fawkham Green
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it, by repairing the fan or replacing it. Typical jobs include an extract fan that has stopped working and a fan worn beyond sensible repair, on fan motors, bearings and roof and wall fans.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Fawkham Green (DA3)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Fawkham Green: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Fawkham Green?
Yes. Fawkham Green is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work at weekends in Fawkham Green?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Fawkham Green can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
Repair is always our starting point. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer, and we will explain why.
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 the first step is a diagnosis.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
The ductwork is a separate job. We’ll tell you what we see, so you can decide whether to book a TR19 clean.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Leave it or put it right?
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. Staff work in hotter, steamier air and grease has more chance to settle on surfaces and in the duct. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Fawkham Green
- Trading since 2009
- Fully insured
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Every job surveyed first
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease deposits unbalance it and make it shake.
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts or the motor may be near the end of its life.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Do you need extract fan repair in Fawkham Green?
Not every problem is mechanical. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- An overheating extract motor
For school kitchens, at schools like New Ash Green Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
When a fan fails in Fawkham Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fawkham Green. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. We cover Fawkham Green, about 19 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Food hygiene inspections in Fawkham Green are the job of Sevenoaks council’s environmental health team. 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.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul or elsewhere in Fawkham Green, can seize between uses.
Fawkham Green is about 6 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. For extract fan repair in and around Fawkham Green, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Fawkham Green included. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Fawkham Green is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Fawkham Green.
Here we cover the DA3 postcode area for extract fan repair. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Fawkham Green Road, Brands Hatch Road and Valley Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Speed Gate (1 mile north-west), West Yoke (1 mile east), Ash (1 mile south-east), West Kingsdown (2 miles south-west) and Maplescombe (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (6 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles south-west), Gravesend (6 miles north-east), Tonbridge (12 miles south) and Northfleet (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Fawkham Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Longfield Academy and The Rising Sun pub, among other places. Fawkham Green’s nearest station is Longfield station, about 2.3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Eynsford Castle (2.9 miles west) and Darent Valley Hospital (4.9 miles north).
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors