West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Handcross
Need extract fan repair in Handcross? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
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. From there, it takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Somewhere as small as Handcross, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
Extract fan repair in Handcross
Grease is hard on extract fans. A coated impeller spins unevenly and the vibration wears out bearings and fixings. That’s why we check the grease whenever we work on a fan and can arrange a TR19® clean of the whole system at the same time. The work covers bearings, belts and pulleys and fan motors, and the jobs we see most are a failed fan that needs a replacement and an extract fan that has stopped working.
In a village or hamlet like Handcross, the kitchens with extract fans are few, wherever there are any. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Handcross (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Handcross
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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.
Extract fans in Handcross
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Handcross, up to about a mile and a half out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. In Handcross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Handcross is about 31 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Hall kitchens near All Saints, or anywhere around Handcross, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Handcross is about 4 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Handcross or further out, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Extract fan repair in RH17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on High Street, London Road and Windmill Platt or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Handcross: Slaugham (1 mile south), Plummers Plain (2 miles south-west), Colgate (3 miles north-west), Broadfield (3 miles north) and Lower Beeding (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (4 miles north), Horsham (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-east), East Grinstead (10 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south).
Local landmarks in Handcross
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Royal Oak Public House and Handcross Park School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Balcombe station, about 2.8 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Crawley Hospital (4.3 miles north). Not far away are Tilgate Lake and Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
Different parts, different methods
Fan controls
Supply faults are a job for an electrician. If that’s the cause, we’ll say so and explain what we found.
Motors and bearings
The motor and its bearings work hardest. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.
FAQs for Handcross
Can you come to Handcross after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Handcross keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Handcross?
That’s Mid Sussex council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Handcross. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Is Handcross in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Handcross.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before we start.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
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.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Handcross
In Handcross, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip, so the fan squeals or turns more slowly.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that won’t start at all
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Handcross Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Leave it or put it right?
In Handcross, as elsewhere, an extract fan may well sit outside on a wall or roof, where a rattle or a whine can be heard beyond the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before it becomes a nuisance. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Also near Handcross
Also in Handcross
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
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.