Slough · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Hitchambury, Slough
Professional extract fan repair in and around Hitchambury, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan that will not start at all
How we handle extract fan repair in Hitchambury
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. We find out why and put it right, by repairing the fan or replacing it. We are often asked to deal with a worn or slipping fan belt and an old fan that needs replacing, across bearings, roof and wall fans and fan motors.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Hitchambury (SL1, SL6)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Hitchambury
A noisy fan rarely fixes itself. Bearings that are left to wear can fail suddenly and the fan may stop when you’re busiest. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. It’s simpler to plan the work at Hitchambury now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and housings
Grease settles inside the fan housing as well as on the blades. Both are inspected and cleaning may be part of the fix.
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.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Hitchambury can be planned properly.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
Extract fans in Hitchambury
There are about 30 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 takeaways across Hitchambury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. Hitchambury, about 25 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Kitchens in Hitchambury get their food hygiene inspections from Buckinghamshire 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.
Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary, or anywhere around Hitchambury, 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 St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School, rather than mid-term.
Hitchambury is about 2 miles east of Maidenhead, in Slough. If you need extract fan repair in Hitchambury, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, Hitchambury included. Across Slough, we cover 31 places, and Hitchambury is one of them. You can also see our page for Reading, about 14 miles away.
Here we cover the SL1 and SL6 postcode area for extract fan repair. That includes premises on Hitcham Lane and Hunt's Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Hitchambury include Taplow (1 mile south-west), Burnham (1 mile east), Rose Hill (1 mile north), Huntercombe (1 mile south-east) and Lake End (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Slough (3 miles south-east), Chalvey (4 miles south-east), Langley (6 miles east), Upton (4 miles south-east), Datchet (6 miles south-east) and Stoke Poges (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Hitchambury
In Hitchambury, that means kitchens and buildings near Haymill Valley, The E-Act Burnham Park Academy and Oak and Saw pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Taplow station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.3 miles south-west) and St Mark's Hospital (2.9 miles west). For a walk, there’s Taplow Lake and Bray Pit.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Nearby places to Hitchambury
Other services in Hitchambury
When to call us in Hitchambury
Fans everywhere, Hitchambury included, live in a hard environment: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Moisture can rust housings and fixings, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A whining or grinding extract motor
If you cook near Taplow station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of insurance
Hitchambury questions
Which council inspects kitchens in Hitchambury?
The local authority for Hitchambury is Buckinghamshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Do you work overnight in Hitchambury?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Hitchambury can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you’re fixing the fan?
Often it makes sense to do both. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
How we price extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.