West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Fontwell extract fan repair
Professional extract fan repair in and around Fontwell, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
Extract fan repair in Fontwell, done properly
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a clear explanation of what was done. The work covers fan motors, fan housings and belts and pulleys, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and a humming noise from the fan motor.
In a small place like Fontwell, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Fontwell (BN18, PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that’s running slowly is not clearing the kitchen properly. The kitchen becomes an uncomfortable place to work, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. It’s simpler to plan the work at Fontwell now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We are fully insured
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Fontwell
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
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 start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
When a fan fails in Fontwell
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fontwell. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Environmental health officers from Arun council inspect food businesses in Fontwell. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. About 51 miles out from central London, Fontwell is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Around Fontwell, a failed fan can be reported day or night on our 24/7 line.
Fontwell is about 5 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Fontwell gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Fontwell is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (19 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: BN18 and PO20. If you need extract fan repair at premises on London Road, Cooke Road and Steeplechase Way or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Eastergate (1 mile south), Slindon (1 mile north-east), Nyton (1 mile south-west), West Barnham (1 mile south) and Slindon Common (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (11 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south), Chichester (6 miles west), Selsey (10 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles south-east) and Lancing (14 miles east).
Landmarks near Fontwell
Typical jobs here are in premises near Eastergate CofE Primary School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Barnham station, roughly 1.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Tote Copse Castle (2.2 miles south-west) and Arundel and District Hospital (3.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Bignor Hill and WWT Arundel.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Fontwell
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. A motor that strains runs hot and may cut out or fail.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Ormiston Six Villages Academy, rather than mid-term.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
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Fontwell questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Fontwell?
Food hygiene inspections in Fontwell are carried out by Arun council. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Can you work in Fontwell outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Fontwell needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
Often, yes. A clean, a new belt or new bearings can bring a fan back and we only recommend replacement when repair doesn’t make sense.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Somewhere as small as Fontwell, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.