Hertfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Letchworth Garden City
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Letchworth Garden City, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A fan rattling in its housing
Extract fan repair around Letchworth Garden City
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 54 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 26 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Letchworth Garden City. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Letchworth Garden City, about 34 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Kitchens in Letchworth Garden City get their food hygiene inspections from North Hertfordshire council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Michael, or anywhere in Letchworth Garden City, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Pixmore Junior School, rather than mid-term.
Letchworth Garden City is about 5 miles north-west of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. We carry out extract fan repair for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Letchworth Garden City and the rest of Hertfordshire. Letchworth Garden City is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Milton Keynes is in our area too, around 23 miles away.
Every address in SG6 and SG7 is within our area for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Pix Road, Field Lane and Ridge Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. With the A505 close by, Letchworth Garden City is simple for us to get to for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Letchworth (1 mile east), Willian (1 mile south), Norton (1 mile north-east), Walsworth (2 miles south-west) and Ickleford (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (5 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles south), Harpenden (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (3 miles south-west), Hatfield (15 miles south) and Hertford (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Letchworth Garden City
Around Letchworth Garden City, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Norton School, Three Magnets pub and Church of St Paul and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Letchworth Garden City itself: Letchworth Garden City station. Well-known places in the area include Wymondley Castle (2.5 miles south) and Fairfield Hospital (1.8 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Purwell Ninesprings.
Extract fan repair in Letchworth Garden City, done properly
Every fan job begins with finding the fault. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt, while a fan that won’t start may have a motor or control fault. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. Common call-outs are for a humming noise from the fan motor and a knocking noise from the extract fan, across fan motors, belts and pulleys and bearings.
Many fans around a town like Letchworth Garden City sit on a flat roof or an outside wall, exposed to wind and rain as well as grease. In time, belts, bearings and motors wear.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Letchworth Garden City (SG6, SG7)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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How the job changes from site to site
Motors and bearings
A grinding or rumbling noise often means worn bearings. We diagnose whether it’s the bearings or the motor itself before recommending a fix.
Fan controls
Every fan has controls, from a speed controller to an isolator. A control fault can leave the fan dead or stuck at one speed.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Letchworth Garden City
In Letchworth Garden City, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
If you run a kitchen close to Letchworth Garden City station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Common questions in Letchworth Garden City
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Letchworth Garden City at night?
Letchworth Garden City is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we’ll talk through the fault and access. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Can you come to Letchworth Garden City after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Letchworth Garden City needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
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. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t 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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What a clean will not put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Letchworth Garden City
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. 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. In Letchworth Garden City, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hertfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures, so it’s worth acting early.