West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Hambrook, West Sussex
Extract fan repair across Hambrook and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- An overheating extract motor
- A humming noise from the fan motor
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Hambrook
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back, and that’s what we’ll recommend. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, a replacement suited to the system goes in. We are often asked to deal with an extract fan that has stopped working and an extract fan that rattles or knocks, on roof and wall fans, belts and pulleys and bearings.
Somewhere as small as Hambrook, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Hambrook (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
Places near Hambrook
What else we do in Hambrook
What happens if it’s left?
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction is not sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. In a place like Hambrook, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit at a time that suits your service.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, which means the fan is seen regularly and problems are spotted sooner.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Visits to a village like Hambrook are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- 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
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What extract fan repair looks like in Hambrook
Hambrook lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. Hambrook is about 56 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Hambrook. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you cook near Nutbourne station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early. If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Wilfrid's Church and Hall, or anywhere in Hambrook, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Hambrook is about 5 miles west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Hambrook gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: PO18. Local streets include Kingfisher Close, Dragonfly Grove and Pipistrelle Way, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Other places close to Hambrook include Nutbourne (1 mile south), Funtington (1 mile north-east), West Ashling (1 mile east), Chidham (1 mile south) and Racton (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (10 miles south-east), Chichester (5 miles east), Selsey (9 miles south-east), Emsworth (3 miles west), Portfield (5 miles east) and Yapton (12 miles east).
What’s near Hambrook
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bourne Community College. The nearest railway station is Nutbourne station, roughly 0.6 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (4.7 miles west) and Emsworth Museum (2.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Nutborne Marshes and Stoke Down.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Hambrook
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Hambrook at night?
Hambrook is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hambrook?
The local authority for Hambrook is Chichester 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.
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 explain why.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
An unbalanced, greasy impeller vibrates and that’s one of the most common reasons. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
Yes. We fit replacement fans as well as repairing old ones, and we will explain the options.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Hambrook and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
When to call us in Hambrook
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure, which is where knocking and rattling often come from.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A worn or slipping fan belt
School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Chidham Parochial Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How VAT is shown on the quote