Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Hale Street, Kent
Extract fan repair across Hale Street and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan rattling in its housing
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. A new noise or vibration is worth reporting early rather than waiting for it to fail.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it and that means less wear.
How we handle extract fan repair in Hale Street
Every fan job begins with finding the fault. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt, while a fan that will not start may have a motor or control fault. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. The work covers kitchen extract fans, roof and wall fans and fan motors, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan that won’t start at all and a fan that keeps cutting out.
For a fan repair in or near Hale Street, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Hale Street (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan repair in Hale Street: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hale Street. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hale Street. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. Hale Street, about 29 miles from central London, is within our usual area. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
If you run a café or takeaway near Yalding station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. Hall kitchens near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere around Hale Street, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as East Peckham Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Hale Street is about 5 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We provide extract fan repair for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hale Street and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 7 miles from Hale Street.
All of TN12 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Hale Court, Hale Street and Pattenden Gardens and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Branbridges (1 mile south), East Peckham (1 mile south-west), Peckham Bush (1 mile north-west), Snoll Hatch (1 mile south-west) and Beltring (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
Around Hale Street
Around Hale Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Harp pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Yalding station, about 0.9 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Teapot Island (1 mile east) and Oakwood Hospital (5.2 miles north-east).
Why deal with it now?
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. Staff work in hotter, steamier air and grease has more chance to settle on surfaces and in the duct. In a small place like Hale Street, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
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The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. The timing of a visit to Hale Street is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Part by part
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts or the motor may be near the end of its life.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans are compact and common in kitchen extracts. When the motor fails, replacing the whole fan unit can make more sense than repairing it and we will talk you through it.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Questions from Hale Street
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Hale Street?
Hale Street is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hale Street?
The local authority for Hale Street is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
It depends on the fault, the parts and the access. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
There are several possible causes, including bearings, belts, grease and mounts. The safest step is a proper diagnosis before it leads to a breakdown.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
The ductwork is a separate job. We will point out grease where we find it, so you can decide whether to book a TR19 clean.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan repair won’t do:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans