Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Kennington, Oxfordshire
Need extract fan repair in Kennington? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Kennington
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked, along with the fan’s controls. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. We’re often asked to deal with an extract that vibrates through the ductwork and a belt-driven fan that squeals, across fan motors, roof and wall fans and fan housings.
Around a place like Kennington, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan can’t carry on cooking as normal. Our 24/7 emergency line is there for exactly that.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Kennington (OX1, OX14)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and housings
Where an impeller is bent or corroded, cleaning will not help. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and replaced if they’re worn.
Common problems we fix in Kennington
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. A failed speed controller or a wiring fault can stop a fan, and a fan that won’t start is not always a dead motor.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- An old fan that needs replacing
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as St Swithun's CofE Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Extract fan repair in Kennington: local notes
There are about 19 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 6 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Kennington, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kennington, about 51 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. In Kennington, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Swithun's Church, or anywhere in Kennington, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Kennington is about 3 miles south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Kennington, we can take on extract fan repair. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small.
We work across OX1 and OX14 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Simpsons Way, The Avenue and Liddiard Close, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Other places close to Kennington include Sandford-on-Thames (1 mile east), Littlemore (1 mile north-east), Redbridge (1 mile north), Hinksey Hill (1 mile north-west) and Bayworth (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (3 miles north), Didcot (7 miles south), Bicester (14 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles north-west) and Carterton (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Kennington
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Oxford Academy, Emmanuel Christian School and The Tandem pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Radley station, about 1.8 miles south. A little further out are Templars Square (1.9 miles north-east) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Lashford Lane Fen and Harcourt Hill.
How we price extract fan repair
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
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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 while the underlying wear continues. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. Booking now means the visit to Kennington is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- In business since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
Kennington questions
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Kennington at night?
Extract fan emergencies in Kennington are covered around the clock. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Who inspects food businesses in Kennington?
In Kennington, it’s Vale of White Horse council that carries out food hygiene inspections. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
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.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
Noise is normally the first sign of a fan problem. Getting it checked now means a planned repair rather than an emergency during service.
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a place like Kennington are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.