Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Hartley, Kent
Specialist extract fan repair for Hartley: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Signs you need extract fan repair in Hartley
Not every problem is mechanical. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- An old fan that needs replacing
- An overheating extract motor
- A whining or grinding extract motor
For school kitchens, at schools like Hartley Primary Academy for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a survey comes first
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Extract fan repair in Hartley, done properly
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. Then you are given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. Typical jobs include an overheating extract motor and a failed fan that needs a replacement, on kitchen extract fans, fan motors and bearings.
For a fan repair near Hartley, we plan the journey and bring what the job is likely to need, based on what you tell us about the fan.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Hartley (DA3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair looks like in Hartley
Look up Hartley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 takeaways in and around Hartley, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Hartley is about 19 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. In Hartley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a kitchen close to Longfield station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of Saint Mary or elsewhere in Hartley, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Hartley is about 4 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. For extract fan repair in and around Hartley, please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Hartley. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Hartley among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Hartley.
Extract fan repair in DA3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Church Road, Dickens Close and Stack Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. Close by, we work in Longfield (1 mile north), New Barn (1 mile north-east), Longfield Hill (1 mile east), New Ash Green (1 mile south) and Nash Street (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north-east).
Around Hartley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Railway Tavern, Rectory Meadow and Longfield Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Hartley is Longfield station, about 0.8 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Darent Valley Hospital (4 miles north-west) and Stone Castle (4.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake.
How the job changes from site to site
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself since the motor isn’t always to blame.
Motors and bearings
Rumbling and grinding typically come from the bearings. We diagnose whether it’s the bearings or the motor itself and then recommend the fix.
Nearby places to Hartley
Other services in Hartley
Your questions about extract fan repair in Hartley
Can the work in Hartley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Hartley needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in Hartley?
That’s Dartford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hartley. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
The price depends on the diagnosis. Once we have looked at it, you get a fixed quote for whichever option you choose.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Most fan jobs take an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed, including testing. We plan the work around your service wherever we can.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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 each one has its own record.
What affects the quote in Hartley
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How big the system is
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. For a site near Hartley, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
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 they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Why deal with it now?
In kitchens with an interlocked gas supply, no extract can mean no cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction isn’t sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. A site near Hartley that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.