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Longford extract fan repair
For repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Longford, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A dead fan motor
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Extract fan repair in Longford
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough and we will say so. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. The work covers fan housings, belts and pulleys and roof and wall fans, and common reasons people get in touch are vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a belt-driven fan that squeals.
A callout to a small place like Longford goes better when we know what we are looking at: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
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, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Longford (SL3, UB7, TW6)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Longford
Will you come out to Longford?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Longford included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work overnight in Longford?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Longford needn’t be disturbed. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
Often, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair doesn’t make sense.
How long will the fan be out of action?
As a guide, it takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Where parts need ordering, we will explain the timescale.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
We price each job after finding the cause. A belt and a new fan are very different jobs, so call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will arrange a diagnosis.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Report new noises from the fan early
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. The less grease that reaches the fan, the longer its parts last and fewer faults.
A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the whole system on a regular cycle, which means the fan is seen regularly and problems are spotted sooner.
Extract fans in Longford
There are about 70 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Longford, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Longford is about 17 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Kitchens in Longford get their food hygiene inspections from Hillingdon council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Longford, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Pippins School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Longford is about 2 miles south-west of West Drayton, in Slough. Sites in Longford get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 31 places across Slough, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 16 miles from Longford.
Extract fan repair in SL3, UB7 and TW6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Wallis Road, Widgeon Road and Stanwell Moor Road or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A3044 close by, Longford is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Longford, we cover Harmondsworth (1 mile north-east), Stanwell (2 miles south-east), Heathrow (2 miles east), Sipson (2 miles north-east) and West Bedfont (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Slough (6 miles north-west), Cippenham (7 miles north-west), Chalvey (5 miles west), Britwell (7 miles north-west), Langley (3 miles north-west) and Upton (5 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Longford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Kings Arms and Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve, among other places. The closest station to Longford is Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Windsor Castle (4.8 miles west) and Harlington (2.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Crane Meadows and Staines Reservoirs.
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Longford can be planned properly.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
There’s no standard 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, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
What extract fan repair can’t fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
Why act early in Longford
A noisy fan rarely fixes itself. Worn bearings can seize without much warning and the fan may stop when you are busiest. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after each visit
How the job changes from site to site
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. Loose fixings and worn mounts are often the cause.
Impellers and housings
Grease settles inside the fan housing as well as on the blades. We check both and cleaning may be part of the fix.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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When to call us in Longford
Any kitchen that cooks for long hours works its fan hard, in Longford or anywhere else. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
For kitchens close to Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report