East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Horam, East Sussex
Extract fan repair across Horam and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- An old fan that needs replacing
How we handle extract fan repair in Horam
Think of it as a check-up for the fan: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. The aim is steady, quiet extraction and a clear explanation of what was done. We are often asked to deal with a dead fan motor and an old fan that needs replacing, across fan motors, fan housings and bearings.
A callout to a small place like Horam goes better when we know what we are looking at: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Horam (TN21)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Do not wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. We explain the fault and the fix along with anything else that needs watching.
A fan that’s starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
When to call us in Horam
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan rattling in its housing
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- An overheating extract motor
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Maynards Green Community Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Horam.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Horam
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Without extraction, the heat and fumes build up fast, so a failing fan is worth dealing with early. In a place like Horam, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We’re fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Horam
Which council inspects kitchens in Horam?
Food hygiene inspections in Horam are carried out by Wealden council. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Can you get to a site in Horam?
Yes, Horam is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do we need to close the kitchen for fan work?
Yes, the extract has to be off while we work. We can come when the kitchen is closed so you don’t lose trade.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before we start.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What extract fan repair looks like in Horam
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Horam and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. It’s Wealden council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Horam. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. We cover Horam, about 42 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.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Christ Church, or anywhere in Horam, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Horam is about 5 miles north of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Anywhere in TN21, we can take on extract fan repair. Horam is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: TN21. Local streets include Little London Road, Toll Wood Road and Beauford Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Horam: Burlow (1 mile south-west), Vines Cross (1 mile east), Maynard's Green (1 mile north), Lions Green (1 mile north-west) and Warbleton (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (10 miles south), Hastings (15 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Seaford (12 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Hailsham (5 miles south).
Around Horam
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Horam Inn, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Sussex Farm Museum (under half a mile north-west) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (3.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Selwyns Wood.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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Different parts, different methods
Impellers and housings
Grease settles inside the fan housing as well as on the blades. Both are inspected, and cleaning can form part of the repair.
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.