Medway · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Lordswood, Medway
Need extract fan repair in Lordswood? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
Extract fan repair in Lordswood
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: listen to it, diagnose the fault, then treat it. The aim is steady, quiet extraction and a plain account of what we found. The work covers bearings, kitchen extract fans and roof and wall fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen and a belt-driven fan that squeals.
A callout to a place like Lordswood is planned so the first visit fixes as much as possible, based on what you tell us about the fan.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Lordswood (ME5, ME7)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
The process
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 the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A site near Lordswood usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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Leave it or put it right?
Vibration does damage beyond the fan. It loosens fixings, strains duct connections and wears the housing and the eventual repair is larger. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Lordswood than wait for a failure.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clean or change filters on schedule
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. We then come back and fit them outside your busiest hours.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Part by part
Motors and bearings
Rumbling and grinding normally come from the bearings. We find out whether the bearings or the motor is at fault before recommending a fix.
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.
Lordswood: your questions answered
Can you work in Lordswood outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Lordswood doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Lordswood at night?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Lordswood is within the area we cover. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
How long will the fan be out of action?
As a guide, it takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Where parts need ordering, we’ll explain the timescale.
Extract fan repair around Lordswood
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 12 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 15 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lordswood. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Lordswood. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. Getting the fan running again is the priority. We cover Lordswood, about 30 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St David's Church or elsewhere in Lordswood, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. If you need extract fan repair in Lordswood, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Lordswood. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Lordswood among them.
Work in ME5 and ME7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Lordswood, we cover Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Being one of Medway’s larger places, Lordswood has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan repair.
Landmarks near Lordswood
In Lordswood, that means kitchens and buildings near Greenacre Academy, South Wood and The Harrow pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Lordswood is Chatham station, roughly 3.2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
When something else is needed
Extract fan repair can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.