Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Great Chart extract fan repair
Our technicians work in Great Chart on extract fan repair and replacement. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A dead fan motor
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Great Chart
If an extract fan in Great Chart is struggling or has stopped, we find the cause and quote a fixed price for the repair or the replacement. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. Typical jobs include a knocking noise from the extract fan and a motor that trips out or overheats, across roof and wall fans, bearings and fan housings.
A callout to a small place like Great Chart goes better when we know what we’re looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Great Chart (TN23)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Great Chart.
- 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
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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FAQs for Great Chart
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Great Chart?
The local authority for Great Chart is Ashford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Do you cover Great Chart for emergency fan repairs?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Great Chart is within the area we cover. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you are fixing the fan?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. Grease on the fan usually means grease in the ducts and we can plan the two together.
Is repair an option before replacing the whole fan?
We look at repairing it first. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer and we’ll tell you the reasons.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
Grease on the blades throws the fan out of balance, which is a common cause of noise. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
How we price extract fan repair
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The size of the system
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Extract fan repair around Great Chart
Look up Great Chart on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 13 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Great Chart. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. At about 47 miles from central London, Great Chart sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. In Great Chart, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
For school kitchens, at schools like Great Chart Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Great Chart, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 16 miles away.
Here we cover the TN23 postcode area for extract fan repair. We cover sites on The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Great Chart: Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
What’s near Great Chart
In Great Chart, that means kitchens and buildings near The Little Black Dog pub, Ashford Community Woodland and John Wallis Academy. The nearest railway station is Ashford International station, about 1.8 miles east. A little further out are County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.
What happens if it’s left?
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning and the fan may stop when you’re busiest. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. A fault that closes a site in a village like Great Chart affects everyone who depends on it.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
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What we are called out for in Great Chart
Any kitchen that cooks for long hours works its fan hard, in Great Chart or anywhere else. Belts on a belt-driven fan stretch and wear and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
Look out for any of the following:
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A squealing belt on start-up
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Great Chart, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When the next visit should be, and why
Different parts, different methods
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans are compact and common in kitchen extracts. If the motor has gone, a replacement unit is often the sensible option, and we will explain why.
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease deposits unbalance it and make it shake.