Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Little Chart
One call covers extract fan repair in Little Chart, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- An old fan that needs replacing
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
How we price extract fan repair
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
About our extract fan repair in Little Chart
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. When it starts to rattle, hum or slow down, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it, by repairing the fan or replacing it. Typical jobs include a belt-driven fan that squeals and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen, across kitchen extract fans, bearings and belts and pulleys.
A callout to a small place like Little Chart goes better when we know what we’re looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Little Chart (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Little Chart
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that’s a common source of rattles.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan that won’t start at all
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Kitchens in Little Chart can call our 24/7 emergency line whenever an extract fan stops.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Little Chart questions
Do you cover Little Chart for emergency fan repairs?
Little Chart is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Will you come out to Little Chart?
Yes. Little Chart is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Will you fit a new fan if ours can’t be repaired?
Yes, when repair doesn’t make sense. The replacement has to suit the ductwork and the cooking so we confirm that first.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. We diagnose first and give you a fixed price so there are no surprises.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
That depends on what’s wrong, but most jobs take a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. You will know more once we have found the fault.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Little Chart 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.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Extract fan repair around Little Chart
Look up Little Chart on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Little Chart. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Little Chart are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. We cover Little Chart, about 44 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary or elsewhere in Little Chart, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Little Chart is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Little Chart and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Little Chart is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (13 miles or so).
We work across the TN27 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Little Chart Forstal (1 mile east), Pluckley (1 mile west), Fir Toll (2 miles south-west), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles west) and Chambers' Green (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles north-west), Ashford (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (15 miles south-east).
Near you in Little Chart
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Swan Inn And Former Stables. For rail, the closest station is Charing station, about 2.1 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Romden Castle (3.8 miles south-west).
How the job changes from site to site
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.
Fan controls
Speed controllers and isolators sit between the supply and the fan. When they fail, the fan may not start or may run at the wrong speed.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- 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 at a time that suits your service.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.