West Berkshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Frilsham, West Berkshire
Our technicians work in Frilsham on repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A fan that will not start at all
Common questions in Frilsham
Can you work in Frilsham outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Frilsham keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Frilsham?
That is West Berkshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Frilsham. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Typically, a fan repair takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Where parts need ordering, we will explain the timescale.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Are you accredited?
We’re 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.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
About our extract fan repair in Frilsham
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt, while a fan that will not start may have a motor or control fault. We explain the problem, and what it will take, before any work starts. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that rattles or knocks and a humming noise from the fan motor, we can help.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Frilsham (RG18)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
What extract fan repair looks like in Frilsham
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Frilsham, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Frilsham is about 48 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Frilsham. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
Hall kitchens near Church of St Frideswide, or anywhere around Frilsham, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick. If you manage a school such as Yattendon C.E. Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Frilsham is about 4 miles north-east of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Sites in Frilsham get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Frilsham among them. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 10 miles from Frilsham.
Work in RG18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Beechfield Lane, Hatchets Lane and Chapel Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Yattendon (1 mile north-east), Wellhouse (2 miles west), Little Hungerford (2 miles west), Hampstead Norreys (2 miles north-west) and Oare (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (6 miles south-west), Thatcham (4 miles south-west), Burghfield Common (8 miles south-east), Speenhamland (6 miles south-west), Hungerford (13 miles west) and Spencers Wood (11 miles east).
Local landmarks in Frilsham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Pot Kiln pub and the streets around them. Frilsham’s nearest station is Midgham station, about 4.3 miles south. A little further out are West Berkshire Community Hospital (4.7 miles south-west) and Yattendon Castle (1 mile north). The countryside around Frilsham includes Nature Discovery Centre.
Leave it or put it right?
Wherever the kitchen is, Frilsham included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, where a rattle or a whine can be heard beyond the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before it becomes a nuisance. In a place like Frilsham, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Frilsham
- Full insurance on every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Different parts, different methods
Fan controls
Every fan has controls, from a speed controller to an isolator. A control fault can leave the fan dead or stuck at one speed.
Direct-drive fans
An impeller coated in grease vibrates straight into the motor bearings. Sometimes a clean is all it needs as long as the bearings are still sound.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Frilsham.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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When something else is needed
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Frilsham
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans