Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Haggerston
One call covers extract fan repair and replacement in Haggerston: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
About our extract fan repair in Haggerston
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. We find out why and put it right with a repair or a replacement. The work covers fan housings, belts and pulleys and roof and wall fans, and the jobs we see most are an old fan that needs replacing and poor airflow at the canopy.
Replacing a fan in a London building often means working at height or in a tight plant space, and in Haggerston, parking and lifting are part of that. Repairs can be done out of hours so the kitchen keeps trading.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Haggerston (N1, E2, E8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Haggerston
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail, and a fan that will not start isn’t always a dead motor.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
If you run a café or takeaway near Hoxton station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
Grease on the fan typically means grease in the duct as well. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together, with a certificate and photo report.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings so early attention pays.
Why deal with it now?
Wherever the kitchen is, Haggerston included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, so its noise does not stay in the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before neighbours notice. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Extract fan repair around Haggerston
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 1,730 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 481 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Haggerston. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. London extract fans are often at the end of long duct runs, on roofs or in basements. Food hygiene inspections in Haggerston are the job of Hackney council’s environmental health team. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Columba or elsewhere in Haggerston, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Randal Cremer Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Haggerston is about 1 mile east of Hoxton, in Greater London. Anywhere in N1, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
We cover every part of the N1, E2 and E8 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Hyde Road, Glebe Road and Ufton Road or a nearby road, we can help. Haggerston sits on or near the A1208, which makes travel easy for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Hoxton (1 mile west), Shoreditch (1 mile south), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile north), Kingsland (1 mile north) and Bethnal Green (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in Haggerston
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, Haggerston Park and Stag's Head pub and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.1 miles south) and The Bridge Academy (under half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Haggerston itself: Hoxton station. Nearby you will also find Museum of the Home (within half a mile south) and Montfichet's Tower (1.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Haggerston includes St. James's Park Lake and Barnsbury Wood.
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What affects the quote in Haggerston
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition we find in the survey
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Haggerston
Do you work at weekends in Haggerston?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Haggerston keeps running as normal. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Haggerston?
Haggerston is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before work begins.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Often it makes sense to do both. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. 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.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Haggerston.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Haggerston
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.