Medway · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Gillingham
Looking for extract fan repair in Gillingham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A motor that trips out or overheats
Extract fan repair in Gillingham, done properly
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back, and that’s what we’ll recommend. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, a replacement suited to the system goes in. If you have an overheating extract motor and an extract fan that has stopped working, we can help, from fan motors, kitchen extract fans and fan housings onwards.
In Gillingham, extract fans serve kitchens, washrooms and plant rooms in buildings of every size. Spotting the signs early means a planned repair rather than an emergency.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
When a fan fails in Gillingham
The coast is only about 2 miles from Gillingham. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. There are about 29 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 29 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Gillingham, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. In Gillingham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Gillingham, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Gillingham is about 30 miles east of London, in Medway. Gillingham gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, Gillingham among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 8 miles away.
Here we cover the ME8, ME7, ME4 and ME5 postcode area for extract fan repair. That includes premises on Leeds Square, London Road and Dorset Square and the roads around them. You will find Gillingham on the A2 and A231, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Twydall (1 mile east), Lower Twydall (1 mile north-east), Grange (1 mile north), Darland (1 mile south-west) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Rochester (4 miles west), Strood (4 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west) and Walderslade (3 miles south-west). Gillingham is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for extract fan repair.
What’s near Gillingham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Robert Napier School, The Robert Napier School and The Star pub. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). The countryside around Gillingham includes Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan repair, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Where a site in Gillingham has more than one system, we can take them one at a time to keep the rest running.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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FAQs for Gillingham
Do you work at weekends in Gillingham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Gillingham can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which environmental health team covers Gillingham?
Food hygiene inspections in Gillingham are carried out by Medway council. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Is Gillingham in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Gillingham included.
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract, and the fault carries on developing. A proper diagnosis in Gillingham gets to the real cause. Larger sites in Gillingham are easier to manage on a planned schedule.
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. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan repair won’t do:
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What we are called out for in Gillingham
Kitchen extract fans in Gillingham face the same conditions as anywhere else: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
For school kitchens, at schools like Featherby Junior School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Before booking anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When the next visit should be, and why