Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement

Extract fan repair and replacement in Lower Green, Hampshire

Need extract fan repair in Lower Green? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.

  • A whining or grinding extract motor
  • A fan that keeps cutting out
  • A knocking noise from the extract fan

Extract fan repair across Lower Green

About our extract fan repair in Lower Green

Wherever your kitchen is in Lower Green, fan work means the extract has to be isolated, so the job is fitted around the kitchen’s hours. We can work in the evening, overnight or at the weekend and there’s a 24/7 emergency line if the fan fails while you are cooking. If you are dealing with a knocking noise from the extract fan and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help.

Somewhere as small as Lower Green, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.

Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.

Location
Lower Green (GU33)
Wider area
Hampshire
Records
Photo report after each visit
Price
A fixed quote up front
Hours
When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
Phone
0345 646 2711
Checked
30 October 2026
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What extract fan repair looks like in Lower Green

Food hygiene inspections in Lower Green are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. At about 47 miles from central London, Lower Green sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.

Kitchens in Lower Green can call our 24/7 emergency line whenever an extract fan stops. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Lower Green, can seize between uses.

Lower Green is about 4 miles north of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Across the GU33 area, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Portsmouth, around 19 miles away.

We work across GU33 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Hawkley (1 mile south), Oakshott (1 mile south), Empshott (1 mile north-east), Steep Marsh (2 miles south) and Selborne (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Havant (14 miles south), Fleet (15 miles north), Horndean (11 miles south), Aldershot (15 miles north-east), Alton (6 miles north) and Waterlooville (13 miles south).

Local landmarks in Lower Green

In Lower Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Hawkley Inn. Lower Green’s nearest station is Liss station, about 2.3 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are The Romany Museum (2.3 miles north) and Petersfield Community Hospital (4.1 miles south). Open spaces near Lower Green include Goleigh Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk North.

Map of Lower Green © OpenStreetMap contributors

For landlords and multi-site operators

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 each one has its own record.

Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

Common questions in Lower Green

Is Lower Green within the area you cover?

Yes. Lower Green is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.

Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Lower Green out of hours?

Extract fan emergencies in Lower Green are covered around the clock. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.

Who is the responsible person?

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.

What do you do to protect the area?

We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.

How long does an extract fan repair take?

It depends on the fault, but most jobs take a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. You will know more once we have found the fault.

Will I get paperwork for my records?

Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a written, dated record with photos of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.

Do we need to close while you work?

Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.

Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?

Yes, when repair does not make sense. The replacement has to suit the ductwork and the cooking so we confirm that first.

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

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.

Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.

Part by part

Motors and bearings

An overheating motor is a warning sign. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow or the motor may be near the end of its life.

Belt-driven fans

In a belt-driven fan, the motor drives the impeller by belt. Belts wear, stretch and slip, so we check the pulleys and bearings as well.

How we price extract fan repair

Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:

  • The scale of the work
  • Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
  • The number of sites or systems
  • The condition we find in the survey

The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.

Helping us quote

When you contact us, it’s useful to have:

  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
  • The site address and the type of premises
  • Your opening hours and when the area is out of use

Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.

What happens on the day

There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Lower Green knowing what to expect.

  1. You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
  2. We isolate the fan before touching it.
  3. We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
  4. You get a fixed price for putting it right.
  5. The work is done and the fan is tested running.

Before we arrive

  • Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
  • Have your last certificate or report to hand
  • Let us know when the site is closed or quiet

Getting a quote

Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.

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Keeping the system healthy

A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:

  • Report new noises from the fan early
  • Clean or change filters on schedule
  • Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
  • Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise

Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.

A fan that is starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.

Why it’s worth doing now in Lower Green

Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning and the fan may stop when you are busiest. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.

We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.

Why book with us

  • A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
  • Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
  • In business since 2009
  • Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

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Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London