Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Harlesden
Extract fan repair for Harlesden, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A dead fan motor
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Harlesden
Across Harlesden, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from a squeal at start-up to a fan that will not run at all. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it or fit a replacement when it’s beyond repair. If you have a dead fan motor and a fan rattling in its housing, we can help, from fan motors, roof and wall fans and fan housings onwards.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. A fan that’s noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Harlesden (NW10, W3, NW26)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. In Harlesden, as across London, we typically work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
Advice
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Also in Harlesden
What extract fan repair looks like in Harlesden
Food Standards Agency data counts about 269 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 168 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Harlesden. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Lifting a replacement fan onto a London roof can need a loading slot and the building’s agreement. It’s Brent council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Harlesden. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
Hall kitchens near Church of All Souls, or anywhere around Harlesden, 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 John Keble CofE Primary School, rather than mid-term. For kitchens close to Willesden Junction station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Harlesden is about 4 miles west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Harlesden 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 photos. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Harlesden among them. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 7 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: NW10, W3 and NW26. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Fry Road, Wood Road and Park Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Harlesden: College Park (1 mile south-east), Old Oak Common (1 mile south), Church End (1 mile north), Stonebridge (1 mile north-west) and Willesden Green (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (7 miles east), City of Westminster (4 miles east), Marylebone (5 miles east), Kensington (3 miles south-east), St Pancras (6 miles east) and Shoreditch (7 miles east).
Landmarks near Harlesden
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Claudine's Catholic School for Girls, Royal Oak Inn and Roundwood Park and the streets around them. Harlesden has its own railway station: Willesden Junction station. Well-known places in the area include Central Middlesex Hospital (1 mile west) and Brent Museum and Archives (1.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Harlesden include Castlebar Hill and The Long Water.
What happens if it’s left?
A noisy fan rarely fixes itself. Bearings that are left to wear can fail suddenly, and that often happens mid-service. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How we price extract fan repair
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Common questions in Harlesden
Can parking be tricky for a job in Harlesden?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Which council inspects kitchens in Harlesden?
Food hygiene inspections in Harlesden are carried out by Brent council. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
That depends on what’s wrong, but as a guide it takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. You will know more once we’ve found the fault.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Which accreditations do you hold?
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.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. We diagnose first and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease on it throws it out of balance and make it shake.
Belt-driven fans
In a belt-driven fan, the motor drives the impeller by belt. Worn belts squeal and slow the fan down, and pulleys and bearings need checking too.
What a clean won’t put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
Managing agents and facilities teams in Harlesden
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.