Surrey · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Leatherhead, Surrey
Extract fan repair across Leatherhead and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A dead fan motor
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
Extract fan repair in Leatherhead
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt, while a fan that won’t start may have a motor or control fault. You hear what we have found before any work goes ahead. If you have a squealing belt on start-up and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen, we can put it right.
For a pub, café or takeaway in a town like Leatherhead, no extract fan means no cooking. Our 24/7 emergency callout is there for exactly that.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Leatherhead (KT22)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
Extract fan repair in Leatherhead: local notes
There are about 53 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Leatherhead, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. Kitchens in Leatherhead get their food hygiene inspections from Mole Valley council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. We cover Leatherhead, about 17 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of Our Lady and St Peter or elsewhere in Leatherhead, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. For school kitchens, at schools like Leatherhead Trinity School and Children's Centre for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Leatherhead is about 4 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. From the centre of Leatherhead to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 11 miles from Leatherhead.
Every address in KT22 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan repair is available to premises on High Street, Church Road and Station Road and nearby roads. You’ll find Leatherhead on the A24 and A245, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Fetcham (1 mile west), Mickleham (2 miles south), Great Bookham (2 miles south-west), Westhumble (3 miles south) and Little Bookham (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north-east).
Around Leatherhead
In Leatherhead, that means kitchens and buildings near St Andrew's Catholic School, St Andrew's Catholic School and Duke's Head Public House and the streets around them. Leatherhead has its own railway station: Leatherhead station. Nearby you will also find Walton on the Hill (3.5 miles east) and Headley Court (2.2 miles east). The countryside around Leatherhead includes Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
Why deal with it now?
Wherever the kitchen is, Leatherhead included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, so its noise doesn’t stay in the kitchen. Fixing the cause quietens it down before it becomes a nuisance. Catching it early in Leatherhead means you choose the day.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- Every visit written up, with photos
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Leatherhead
Fan bearings don’t last for ever, especially in a hot, greasy airstream. As they wear, you hear a whine or a rumble and a seized bearing stops the fan.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- An overheating extract motor
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If you cook near Leatherhead station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What insurance they carry
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What else we do in Leatherhead
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Parking in a town like Leatherhead is usually straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- 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.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
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 we start.
Related advice
Common questions in Leatherhead
Which environmental health team covers Leatherhead?
Food hygiene inspections in Leatherhead are carried out by Mole Valley council. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Can you work in Leatherhead outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Leatherhead keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
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, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Leatherhead
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.