West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Five Oaks extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for Five Oaks, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A dead fan motor
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
Your kitchen can get back to normal as soon as the fan is running. We leave the area tidy and explain anything you need to know.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings so early attention pays.
Extract fan repair in Five Oaks, done properly
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. If you have a motor that trips out or overheats and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help.
A callout to a small place like Five Oaks goes better when we know what we’re looking at: pictures of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Five Oaks (RH14)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
Also near Five Oaks
Also in Five Oaks
Do you need extract fan repair in Five Oaks?
Fans everywhere, Five Oaks included, live in a hard environment: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Condensation can corrode parts, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A fan that will not start at all
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan rattling in its housing
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as The Weald School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a survey comes first
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Different parts, different methods
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Many kitchen extract fans sit on a roof or an outside wall. Access affects how long a repair takes and we plan around it.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. In a small place like Five Oaks, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Five Oaks: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Five Oaks?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Five Oaks keeps running as normal. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you work in villages like Five Oaks?
Yes, Five Oaks is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
Noise typically comes from grease build-up, bearings, belts or loose fixings. Each sounds a little different, and we diagnose it on site.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
The ductwork is a separate job. We’ll point out grease where we find it and quote for a TR19 clean if it’s needed.
Extract fans in Five Oaks
Food hygiene inspections in Five Oaks are the job of Horsham council’s environmental health team. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. At about 35 miles from central London, Five Oaks sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Kitchens in Five Oaks can call our 24/7 emergency line whenever an extract fan stops.
Five Oaks is about 5 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. For extract fan repair in and around Five Oaks, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Five Oaks included. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 15 miles from Five Oaks.
All of RH14 is within our area for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Horsham Road, Hayes Wood Road and Stane Street, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Five Oaks: The Haven (1 mile north-west), Billingshurst (2 miles south-west), Slinfold (2 miles north-east), Newpound Common (3 miles west) and Coneyhurst (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (5 miles east), Worthing (15 miles south), Haywards Heath (15 miles east), Burgess Hill (15 miles south-east) and Broadfield (10 miles east).
Near you in Five Oaks
Five Oaks’s nearest station is Billingshurst station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Christs Hospital School Museum (3.1 miles east) and Horsham Hospital (5 miles east).
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, 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. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Five Oaks
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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. We normally come back within one working day.