East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Green Street, East Sussex
Extract fan repair and replacement for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Green Street. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A dead fan motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
How we handle extract fan repair in Green Street
Our engineers handle all sorts of fan faults in Green Street, from rattling and humming to a fan that has stopped dead. The fault is diagnosed, quoted at a fixed price and put right or fit a replacement when it’s beyond repair. The work covers kitchen extract fans, fan motors and fan housings, and people most often call us about an extract fan that has stopped working and a fan rattling in its housing.
A callout to a small place like Green Street goes better when we know what we are looking at: 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. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Green Street (TN38)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan repair in Green Street
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. Then every vibration is passed into the duct and the building, which is where knocking and rattling often come from.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St George or elsewhere in Green Street, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Before you book anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What insurance they carry
Why deal with it now?
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. It loosens fixings, strains duct connections and wears the housing and the eventual repair is larger. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Green Street rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
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 any work starts.
Why Green Street businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
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What extract fan repair can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Green Street
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and housings
Where an impeller is bent or corroded, cleaning won’t help. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. You’ll hear what we found and what we did along with anything else that needs watching.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Extract fan repair in Green Street: local notes
Green Street lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Salt air is hard on fan housings, motors and fixings on roofs and outside walls. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Green Street. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. In Green Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hastings council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Crowhurst CofE Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. If you cook near Crowhurst station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Green Street is about 2 miles west of Hastings, in East Sussex. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Green Street and the rest of East Sussex. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Green Street among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 27 miles from Green Street.
Here we cover the TN38 postcode area for extract fan repair. We also cover Crowhurst (1 mile north-west), Hollington (2 miles east), Bulverhythe (2 miles south), Silverhill (2 miles east) and Baldslow (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (3 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles west), Polegate (12 miles west), Hastings Old Town (4 miles south-east) and Old Town (13 miles south-west).
Around Green Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The St Leonards Academy, Filsham Reedbed and The Plough Inn. The closest station to Green Street is Crowhurst station, about 0.8 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Hastings Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and Bexhill Hospital (2.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Green Street include Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Green Street and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Green Street
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Green Street
Which environmental health team covers Green Street?
Kitchens in Green Street are inspected by Hastings council’s environmental health officers. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Green Street at night?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Green Street is within the area we cover. 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.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
We can’t price it without knowing the fault. Once we’ve looked at it, you get a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
Yes. A replacement is matched to the system it’s going into with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.