Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Leigh, Kent
Extract fan repair for Leigh and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan that keeps cutting out
What we’re called out for in Leigh
Bearings wear out with heat and long hours. As they wear, you hear a whine or a rumble and a seized bearing stops the fan.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A dead fan motor
School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Leigh Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What hours they’ll be on site
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Leigh
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: listen to it, diagnose the fault, then treat it. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a plain account of what we found. The work covers belts and pulleys, bearings and roof and wall fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a motor that trips out or overheats and a fan shaking on its mountings.
Somewhere as small as Leigh, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Leigh (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Leigh
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The times the site is available
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What the work involves, part by part
Fan controls
Where the fault is in the building’s electrical supply, an electrician is needed. We’ll tell you if that is what we find and explain what we found.
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Other services in Leigh
When a fan fails in Leigh
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Leigh and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. We cover Leigh, about 25 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Leigh. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Leigh, can seize between uses. If you run a kitchen close to Leigh (Kent) station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush.
Leigh is about 3 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Leigh or further out, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 14 miles away.
We cover every part of the TN11 postcode area for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan repair at premises on High Street, Green View Avenue and The Green or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Leigh, we cover Lower Haysden (1 mile east), Printstile (2 miles south), Bidborough (2 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles east) and Stockland Green (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles east), Sevenoaks (6 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Leigh
Around Leigh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Haysden Country Park, Fleur De Lis Cottages Fleur De Lis Public House and The Judd School. There’s a railway station in Leigh itself: Leigh (Kent) station. A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and The Milne Museum (2.4 miles east). Not far away are Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
What we do, step by step
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Leigh.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Leigh questions
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Leigh?
Extract fan emergencies in Leigh are covered around the clock. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Will you come out to Leigh?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Doing both together is often sensible. A full clean takes in the whole extract, including the fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s 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.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
Yes. A replacement is matched to the system it’s going into, and you get a fixed quote first.