Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Hoo, Kent
Extract fan repair across Hoo and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A humming noise from the fan motor
How we handle extract fan repair in Hoo
Grease is hard on extract fans. A coated impeller spins unevenly, which shakes the bearings and mountings. So when we repair extract fan, we look at the grease too, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. If you have poor airflow at the canopy and a fan that keeps cutting out, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Hoo (CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hoo
Blocked filters and greasy ducts make the fan work harder. An overworked motor overheats, trips out or eventually burns out.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A dead fan motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Hoo, can seize between uses.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
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What happens if it’s left?
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. It loosens fixings, strains duct connections and wears the housing and the eventual repair is larger. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hoo
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We’re fully insured
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Hoo questions
Do you cover Hoo for emergency fan repairs?
Extract fan emergencies in Hoo are covered around the clock. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hoo?
In Hoo, it’s Thanet council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after each visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Different parts, different methods
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Fan controls
Supply faults are a job for an electrician. If that is the cause, we’ll say so and explain what we found.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Hoo can be planned properly.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Extract fan repair around Hoo
Look up Hoo on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 13 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hoo. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Food hygiene inspections in Hoo are the job of Thanet council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
For school kitchens, at schools like Monkton Church of England Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Hoo is about 5 miles south-west of Margate, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Hoo, we can take on extract fan repair. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 34 miles from Hoo.
Our technicians cover all of the CT12 postcode area for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Monkton Road, Hoo Farm Way and Sheriffs Court Lane and nearby roads. We also cover Monkton (1 mile west), St Nicholas at Wade (2 miles north-west), Westmarsh (2 miles south-west), East Stourmouth (2 miles south-west) and Sarre (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (10 miles south-west), Margate (5 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (5 miles east), Broadstairs (6 miles east) and Whitstable (11 miles west).
Near you in Hoo
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bell Inn, among other places. The closest station to Hoo is Minster station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (5 miles north-east) and Powell-Cotton Museum (2.2 miles north). Open spaces near Hoo include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Hoo
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.