East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Houghton Green, East Sussex
Looking for extract fan repair in Houghton Green? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
Extract fan repair in Houghton Green
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: 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. Typical jobs include poor airflow at the canopy and a motor that trips out or overheats, on bearings, belts and pulleys and fan motors.
In a small place like Houghton Green, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Houghton Green (TN31)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Extract fans in Houghton Green
Houghton Green lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Look up Houghton Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 45 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Houghton Green. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Houghton Green are the job of Rother council’s environmental health team. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Houghton Green, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Houghton Green is about 11 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the TN31 postcode area, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 23 miles from Houghton Green.
Every address in TN31 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Houghton Green: Playden (1 mile south-west), East Guldeford (1 mile south-east), Iden (1 mile north-west), Rye (1 mile south) and Rye Foreign (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (11 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-west), St Leonards (11 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south-west), Belmont (10 miles south-west) and Hollington (11 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Houghton Green
Around Houghton Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kings Head Inn and Rye College, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Rye station, about 1.3 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (1.4 miles south) and Ypres Tower (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What happens if it’s left?
In Houghton Green, as elsewhere, an extract fan may well sit outside on a wall or roof, where a rattle or a whine can be heard beyond the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before neighbours notice. In a small place like Houghton Green, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
Part by part
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Motors and bearings
The motor and its bearings work hardest. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.
FAQs for Houghton Green
Do you work overnight in Houghton Green?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Houghton Green keeps running as normal. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Houghton Green?
That’s Rother council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Houghton Green. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
Often, yes. A clean, a new belt or new bearings can bring a fan back, and we will always say when repair makes sense.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Is Houghton Green in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Houghton Green included.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
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 photos, so each one has its own record.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Houghton Green and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.