Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Kempe's Corner
Extract fan repair for commercial sites in Kempe's Corner and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A whining or grinding extract motor
How we handle extract fan repair in Kempe's Corner
Kitchens in Kempe's Corner call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we diagnose the fault and send you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. When the fan gives up mid-service, our 24/7 emergency line is there. The work covers fan motors, fan housings and bearings, and the jobs we see most are a fan rattling in its housing and vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts.
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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Kempe's Corner (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kempe's Corner: your questions answered
Can you come to Kempe's Corner after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Kempe's Corner keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Kempe's Corner?
Food hygiene inspections in Kempe's Corner are carried out by Ashford council. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Is Kempe's Corner in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Kempe's Corner included.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
Noise normally comes from grease build-up, bearings, belts or loose fixings. Each sounds a little different, and we diagnose it on site.
How long will the fan be out of action?
Typically, a fan repair takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. If parts have to be ordered, we will tell you how long that is likely to be.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
The process
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. The work on site takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Kempe's Corner.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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When to call us in Kempe's Corner
Over the years, mountings loosen and rubber mounts break down. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that’s a common source of rattles.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A dead fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- Poor airflow at the canopy
If you run a café or takeaway near Wye station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Extract fans in Kempe's Corner
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Kempe's Corner and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Food hygiene inspections in Kempe's Corner are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Kempe's Corner, about 49 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near All Saints’ Church, or anywhere in Kempe's Corner, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day. For school kitchens, at schools like Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Kempe's Corner is about 4 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN25 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Kempe's Corner among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 18 miles away.
All of TN25 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Harville Road and Canterbury Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Kempe's Corner, we cover Boughton Corner (1 mile north), Boughton Aluph (1 mile north), Wye (1 mile east), Brook (2 miles south-east) and Hinxhill (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (4 miles south-west), Canterbury (10 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north).
Around Kempe's Corner
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wye School, The Tickled Trout pub and Wye School, among other places. The closest station to Kempe's Corner is Wye station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include County Square (3 miles south-west) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (4.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Hatch Park.
Part by part
Fan controls
Every fan has controls, from a speed controller to an isolator. When they fail, the fan may not start or may run at the wrong speed.
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.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Do not wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Clean or change filters on schedule
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
If the fan had grease on it, the rest of the system almost certainly does too. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together and you get a TR19 certificate and photo report afterwards.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, so the fan is looked at as part of each visit and problems are spotted sooner.
Why deal with it now?
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 and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. A planned visit to Kempe's Corner is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Kempe's Corner businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- We’re fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
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What extract fan repair can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.