Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Longcot extract fan repair
Looking for extract fan repair in Longcot? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A dead fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
About our extract fan repair in Longcot
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. 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, by repairing the fan or replacing it. The work covers roof and wall fans, belts and pulleys and bearings, and people most often call us about a whining or grinding extract motor and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork.
For a fan repair in or near Longcot, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is 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.
- Place
- Longcot (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. The timing of a visit to Longcot is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What we are called out for in Longcot
Kitchen extract fans in Longcot face the same conditions as anywhere else: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Moisture can rust housings and fixings and eventually any fan simply wears out.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A dead fan motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether they recommend a next date
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
Keep an ear on the fan after the repair. A new noise or vibration is worth reporting early, so it can be looked at before it grows.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures, so it’s worth acting early.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
Questions from Longcot
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Longcot?
In Longcot, it’s Vale of White Horse council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Longcot out of hours?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Longcot is within the area we cover. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we will talk through the fault and access. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
Noise normally comes from grease build-up, bearings, belts or loose fixings. Each sounds a little different and we find the exact cause on site.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Extract fans in Longcot
It’s Vale of White Horse council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Longcot. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Longcot, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Longcot is in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in SN7, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Longcot is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 19 miles away.
Here we cover the SN7 postcode area for extract fan repair. If you need extract fan repair at premises on The Green, Church Close and Hughes Crescent or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Fernham (1 mile north-east), Little Coxwell (2 miles north), Great Coxwell (2 miles north), Woolstone (2 miles south-east) and Uffington (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles east), Witney (13 miles north-east), Carterton (10 miles north), Wantage (8 miles east), Grove (8 miles east) and Faringdon (3 miles north).
Around Longcot
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bricklayers Arms and Faringdon Community College, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Faringdon Day Hospital (2.9 miles north) and Uffington Museum (2.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Badbury Hill.