Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Foulford
Extract fan repair for commercial sites in Foulford and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- An old fan that needs replacing
About our extract fan repair in Foulford
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. We’re often asked to deal with an old fan that needs replacing and a squealing belt on start-up, across kitchen extract fans, belts and pulleys and fan motors.
For a fan repair in or near Foulford, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Foulford (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- 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
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan repair, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Foulford, let us know and we will plan around it.
- 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.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
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Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
Grease on the fan normally means grease in the duct as well. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together and you get a TR19 certificate and photo report afterwards.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. A clean impeller stays in balance, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
What we are called out for in Foulford
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, so the fan runs out of balance and starts to vibrate and rattle.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan shaking on its mountings
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Ringwood School Academy or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Extract fan repair in Foulford: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Foulford. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Foulford are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Foulford, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Foulford is in Hampshire. From the centre of Foulford to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Foulford among them. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (16 miles or so).
Extract fan repair in BH24 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside Foulford, we cover Forest Corner (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile north), Hangersley (1 mile north-west), Hightown (1 mile south-west) and Poulner (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (11 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (15 miles east), New Milton (7 miles south-east) and Barton on Sea (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Foulford
Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Foulford include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Foulford
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 to a regular schedule.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Why it’s worth doing now in Foulford
In kitchens with an interlocked gas supply, no extract can mean no cooking. Without extraction, the heat and fumes build up fast and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. In a place like Foulford, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Foulford businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Foulford: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in Foulford?
Kitchens in Foulford are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Foulford out of hours?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Foulford is part of our area. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?
Yes. Replacing a fan is part of our fits and repairs work, and we’ll explain the options.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
An unbalanced, greasy impeller vibrates, which is a common cause of noise. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Repairing the fan does not clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How the job changes from site to site
Belt-driven fans
Belt-driven fans have a motor that turns the impeller through belts and pulleys. Worn belts squeal and slow the fan down, so we check the pulleys and bearings as well.
Direct-drive fans
Grease on the impeller unbalances a direct-drive fan quickly. Cleaning it can cure the noise as long as the bearings are still sound.