Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Langley Heath
Extract fan repair in Langley Heath from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A dead fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Langley Heath and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
About our extract fan repair in Langley Heath
Across Langley Heath, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from rattling and humming to a fan that has stopped dead. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it, or the fan is replaced if repair doesn’t make sense. The work covers roof and wall fans, fan housings and bearings, and the jobs we see most are a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen and a humming noise from the fan motor.
Somewhere as small as Langley Heath, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Langley Heath (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Langley Heath
What else we do in Langley Heath
Extract fan repair in Langley Heath: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 10 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Langley Heath, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. We cover Langley Heath, about 35 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Langley Heath. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Langley Heath, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Langley Heath is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Across the ME17 area, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. Langley Heath is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: ME17. We cover sites on Skinner's Way, Shepherds Way and Heath Road and the roads around them. We also cover Langley (1 mile west), Five Wents (1 mile south-west), Warmlake (1 mile south), Chart Sutton (1 mile south-west) and Otham (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Tonbridge (14 miles west), Faversham (14 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (9 miles west).
Near you in Langley Heath
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Potting Shed pub. For rail, the closest station is Hollingbourne station, about 2.5 miles north-east. A little further out are The Dog Collar Museum (1.8 miles north-east) and The Mall Maidstone (4 miles north-west). The countryside around Langley Heath includes Detling Hill.
Different parts, different methods
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans are often mounted on roofs or external walls. How easy the fan is to reach shapes the job, so we ask about it early.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
Keep an ear on the fan after the repair. A new noise or vibration is worth reporting early, so it can be looked at before it grows.
A fan that’s starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Getting it checked now means a planned repair instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Langley Heath
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
Signs you need extract fan repair in Langley Heath
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. It builds up on the impeller blades unevenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and the noise follows.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A fan that will not start at all
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Senacre Technology College or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When the next visit should be, and why
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Langley Heath can be planned properly.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
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.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Langley Heath
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Langley Heath?
That’s Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Langley Heath. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Langley Heath?
Langley Heath is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. 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 has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
We can. Replacing a fan is part of our fits and repairs work, and we will explain the options.
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.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.