Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Hackney Wick
Extract fan repair for Hackney Wick, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An extract fan that has stopped working
How we handle extract fan repair in Hackney Wick
If an extract fan in Hackney Wick is struggling or has stopped, we diagnose the fault and give you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers fan housings, roof and wall fans and bearings, and people most often call us about a fan worn beyond sensible repair and a worn or slipping fan belt.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. Noise and vibration are worth reporting before the fan stops.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Hackney Wick (E3, E9, E20)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan repair in Hackney Wick
Fans everywhere, Hackney Wick included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts and eventually any fan simply wears out.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A dead fan motor
- A squealing belt on start-up
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
If you run a café or takeaway near Hackney Wick station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
When a fan fails in Hackney Wick
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 428 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 148 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hackney Wick. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Hackney Wick get their food hygiene inspections from Tower Hamlets council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. We ask about access first for a London fan job, because roofs and basements need planning.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St Mary of Eton or elsewhere in Hackney Wick, can seize between uses. If you manage a school such as Mossbourne Riverside Academy and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Hackney Wick is about 1 mile west of Stratford, in Greater London. From the centre of Hackney Wick to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Hackney Wick is one of them.
We cover every part of the E3, E9 and E20 postcode area for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Wick Lane, Dace Road and Wyke Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Hackney Wick, we cover Fish Island (1 mile south), Donnybrook Quarter (1 mile south-west), Old Ford (1 mile south), Temple Mills (1 mile north-east) and East Village (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles south-west).
Around Hackney Wick
Around Hackney Wick, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Mulberry UTC, Mabley Green and Mulberry UTC. Hackney Wick has its own railway station: Hackney Wick station. Well-known places in the area include Tower of London (3.3 miles south-west) and V&A East (within half a mile east). Open spaces near Hackney Wick include Tower Hill and Old Ford Island.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault, and we clear up before we go. In a London area like Hackney Wick, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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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. Belts wear, stretch and slip, so we check the pulleys and bearings as well.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan faces the weather as well as the grease. Rust on fixings and housings is a frequent find.
Why deal with it now?
A struggling motor runs hotter and works harder. Every hour of strain takes its toll and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Early attention keeps the cost and disruption down. A booked night’s work in Hackney Wick costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Each visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Hackney Wick questions
Can you work in Hackney Wick outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Hackney Wick can fit around your hours. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
How do you handle parking and loading in Hackney Wick?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
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.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
In many cases, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair does not make sense.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.