Brighton and Hove · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Kemptown
Specialist extract fan repair for Kemptown: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overheating extract motor
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Kemptown
A faulty fan doesn’t always mean a new one. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough, and that is what we’ll recommend. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. Typical jobs include a squealing belt on start-up and a fan that whines, hums or grinds, across bearings, roof and wall fans and fan motors.
Around a place like Kemptown, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan cannot carry on cooking as normal. That’s what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Kemptown (BN2)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Kemptown
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. It builds up on the impeller blades unevenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and starts to vibrate and rattle.
What we are most often called out for:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
If a fan fails in Kemptown at night or at a weekend, our emergency line is open.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What hours they’ll be on site
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How we price extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Part by part
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Impellers and housings
A damaged or corroded impeller can’t simply be cleaned. It may be replaced on its own, or with the whole fan.
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Your questions about extract fan repair in Kemptown
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan repair in Kemptown?
It can. Salt air reaches Kemptown, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Can the work in Kemptown be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Kemptown can fit around your hours. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
Repairing the fan does not clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
We cannot price it without knowing the fault. After we have checked the fan, we give you a fixed price for the repair or the replacement.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
A typical repair takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed, including testing. We plan the work around your service wherever we can.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Your opening hours decide when we come to Kemptown, not ours.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Extract fan repair around Kemptown
The coast is only about 1 mile from Kemptown. A fan exposed to sea air needs its fixings and housing checked more often than one inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 598 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 111 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Kemptown, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. It’s Brighton and Hove council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Kemptown. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St George's Church or elsewhere in Kemptown, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Kemptown is about 1 mile south-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Sites in Kemptown get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. 30 places in Brighton and Hove are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We work across BN2 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Abbey Road, Manor Road and Eastern Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Whitehawk (1 mile north-east), Carlton Hill (1 mile north-west), Hanover (1 mile north-west), Brighton (1 mile north-west) and West Hill (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Brighton and Hove (3 miles north-west), Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Withdean (3 miles north-west), Hangleton (4 miles north-west) and Patcham (4 miles north-west). Kemptown is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for extract fan repair.
Landmarks near Kemptown
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Queen's Park and Saint George's Inn, among other places. The closest station to Kemptown is Brighton station, about 1.3 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Brighton Motor Museum (less than half a mile south-west) and Churchill Square (1.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Report new noises from the fan early
Grease on the fan typically means grease in the duct as well. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together, with a certificate and photo report.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Why deal with it now?
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract, and the fault carries on developing. A proper diagnosis in Kemptown gets to the real cause. A site near Kemptown that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Kemptown
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.