West Berkshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Heads Hill, West Berkshire
Looking for extract fan repair in Heads Hill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Extract fan repair in Heads Hill
A faulty fan does not always mean a new one. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough and we will say so. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. Common call-outs are for a dead fan motor and poor airflow at the canopy, on bearings, fan housings and fan motors.
Somewhere as small as Heads Hill, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Heads Hill (RG19, RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and the quieter it runs.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Places near Heads Hill
Also in Heads Hill
When a fan fails in Heads Hill
We cover Heads Hill, about 51 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Heads Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Cheam School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Heads Hill is about 2 miles south of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Heads Hill or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: RG19 and RG20. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Main Street, Thornford Road and Second Street East or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Heads Hill include Bishop's Green (1 mile south-west), Headley (1 mile south-east), Bury's Bank (1 mile north-west), Mill Green (1 mile south-east) and Goose Hill (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (3 miles north-west), Burghfield Common (9 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north-west), Hungerford (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (13 miles east) and Calcot (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Heads Hill
In Heads Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near New Greenham Park and Kennet School. The closest station to Heads Hill is Thatcham station, about 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Donnington Castle (4.3 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (2.4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Thatcham Reed Beds and Ladle Hill.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Why deal with it now?
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 isn’t sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. If the system at a site near Heads Hill fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Heads Hill
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, 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. In a small place like Heads Hill, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
How the job changes from site to site
Motors and bearings
The motor and its bearings work hardest. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
Direct-drive fans
An impeller coated in grease vibrates straight into the motor bearings. Cleaning it can cure the noise as long as the bearings are still sound.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Heads Hill questions
Can you work in Heads Hill outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Heads Hill?
That’s West Berkshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Heads Hill. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Most fan jobs take a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan including running the fan afterwards. We plan the work around your service where possible.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
Common causes are grease on the impeller, worn bearings, slipping belts and loose mountings. Rattles, whines and grinding point to different faults, and we diagnose it on site.
Do you need extract fan repair in Heads Hill?
Fans everywhere, Heads Hill included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Moisture can rust housings and fixings and eventually any fan simply wears out.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Heads Hill, can seize between uses.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance