Essex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Henham extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for Henham, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. The timing of a visit to Henham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Extract fan repair in Henham
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. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. Typical jobs include a dead fan motor and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen, on roof and wall fans, belts and pulleys and bearings.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Henham (CM22)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Henham
Other services in Henham
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair will not touch
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
Extract fans in Henham
Kitchens in Henham get their food hygiene inspections from Uttlesford 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. Henham, about 33 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Henham, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day. For school kitchens, at schools like Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Henham is about 6 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. We carry out extract fan repair for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Henham and the rest of Essex. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Henham is one of them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
All of CM22 is within our area for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan repair is available to premises on High Street, The Row and Crow Street and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Henham: Elsenham (2 miles south-west), Ugley Green (2 miles south-west), Fuller's End (2 miles south-west), Ugley (2 miles west) and Broxted (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Braintree (14 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (6 miles north), Great Dunmow (6 miles south-east), Stansted Mountfitchet (3 miles south-west) and Great Notley (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Henham
Around Henham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Cock Inn, among other places. Henham’s nearest station is Elsenham station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Little Easton Moat (4.7 miles south-east) and Herts and Essex Hospital (5.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Never run the extract with filters missing
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. If anything changes, let us know, so it can be looked at before it grows.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it and that means less wear.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Henham
Is Henham within the area you cover?
Yes. Henham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Henham?
Food hygiene inspections in Henham are carried out by Uttlesford council. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
The price depends on the diagnosis. Once we’ve looked at it, you get a fixed quote for whichever option you choose.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
That depends on what we find. After diagnosing, we explain whether it can be repaired and quote a fixed price for the option you choose.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
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.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow, or the motor itself may be failing.
What affects the quote in Henham
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.