Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Leybourne
Need extract fan repair in Leybourne? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- An overheating extract motor
Part by part
Fan controls
Supply faults are a job for an electrician. If that is the cause, we’ll say so so you know who to call.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans are often mounted on roofs or external walls. Access affects how long a repair takes, so we ask about it early.
About our extract fan repair in Leybourne
Wherever your kitchen is in Leybourne, fan work means the extract has to be isolated, so we plan it around your service. We can work in the evening, overnight or at the weekend, and a fan that dies mid-service can go straight to our 24/7 line. Common call-outs are for a humming noise from the fan motor and a dead fan motor, across belts and pulleys, fan housings and kitchen extract fans.
In a village or hamlet like Leybourne, the kitchens with extract fans are few, wherever there are any. When one fails, the cooking stops, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Leybourne (ME19, ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When a fan fails in Leybourne
Look up Leybourne on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 31 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 15 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Leybourne. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. We cover Leybourne, about 26 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. Kitchens in Leybourne get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling 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.
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Lunsford Primary School, rather than mid-term. If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Leybourne, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day. For a takeaway near West Malling station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Leybourne is about 5 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For extract fan repair in and around Leybourne, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Leybourne. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of ME19 and ME20 is within our area for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need extract fan repair at premises on London Road, Oxley Shaw Lane and Redbank or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Leybourne include Larkfield (1 mile east), Lunsford (1 mile north-east), New Hythe (1 mile north-east), Birling (1 mile north-west) and Snodland (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Landmarks near Leybourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Malling School, Leybourne Lakes Country Park and The Malling School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is West Malling station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Leybourne Castle (less than half a mile north-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Leybourne
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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 in Leybourne and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Leybourne
Can you work in Leybourne outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Leybourne can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Which environmental health team covers Leybourne?
Kitchens in Leybourne are inspected by Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health officers. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
There are several possible causes, from a worn bearing to a loose fixing. The safest step is a proper diagnosis before the fault gets worse.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
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 where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
We can. We fit replacement fans as well as repairing old ones, and we will explain the options.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Never run the extract with filters missing
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. We explain the fault and the fix along with anything else that needs watching.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. A clean impeller stays in balance and that means less wear.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed, and we clear up before we go. The timing of a visit to Leybourne is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for 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.
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How we price extract fan repair
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state 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
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Fan motors