Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Locksgreen, Isle of Wight
Extract fan repair for Locksgreen, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A worn or slipping fan belt
Part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
How we handle extract fan repair in Locksgreen
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. We find out why and put it right with a repair or a replacement. The work covers roof and wall fans, kitchen extract fans and bearings, and the jobs we see most are a belt-driven fan that squeals and a motor that trips out or overheats.
A callout to a small place like Locksgreen 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Locksgreen (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that 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 won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Locksgreen
In Locksgreen, as elsewhere, an extract fan may well sit outside on a wall or roof, where a rattle or a whine can be heard beyond the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before neighbours notice. With notice, the visit to Locksgreen can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fully insured
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Locksgreen: your questions answered
Will you come out to Locksgreen?
Yes. Locksgreen is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you work in Locksgreen outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. A replacement is matched to the system it’s going into with a fixed price agreed before we start.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
In many cases, yes. A clean, a new belt or new bearings can bring a fan back, and we will always say when repair makes sense.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Extract fans in Locksgreen
Locksgreen is within about 2 miles of the coast. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Locksgreen. 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.
Around Locksgreen, as anywhere, we look at why a fan failed as well as fixing it. Kitchens in Locksgreen can call our 24/7 emergency line whenever an extract fan stops.
Locksgreen is about 3 miles west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Locksgreen gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, and Locksgreen is one of them. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 14 miles from Locksgreen.
Every address in PO30 is within our area for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Porchfield (1 mile north-east), Newtown (1 mile west), Great Thorness (1 mile north-east), Forest Side (2 miles east) and Noke Common (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Newport (3 miles east), Ryde (9 miles east), Cowes (4 miles north-east), Sandown (10 miles south-east), Shanklin (10 miles south-east) and Ventnor (11 miles south-east). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so let us know when you get in touch.
Landmarks near Locksgreen
Typical jobs here are in premises near Sportsman's Rest pub. A little further out are Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum (3 miles south-west) and Carisbrooke Castle (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Locksgreen include Brighstone Down.
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How we price extract fan repair
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Clean or change filters on schedule
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. The less grease that reaches the fan, the longer its parts last and fewer faults.
Noise is usually the first sign of a fan problem. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job rather than an emergency during service.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere as small as Locksgreen, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.