Medway · Extract fan repair and replacement
Lower Stoke extract fan repair
Extract fan repair and replacement in Lower Stoke, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A humming noise from the fan motor
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract, and the fault carries on developing. A proper diagnosis in Lower Stoke gets to the real cause. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Lower Stoke rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Lower Stoke
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
How we handle extract fan repair in Lower Stoke
Kitchens in Lower Stoke call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we find the cause and quote a fixed price for the repair or the replacement. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers fan motors, kitchen extract fans and roof and wall fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a whining or grinding extract motor and an extract fan that rattles or knocks.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Lower Stoke (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Lower Stoke
Any kitchen that cooks for long hours works its fan hard, in Lower Stoke or anywhere else. Belts on a belt-driven fan stretch and wear and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A dead fan motor
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
Hall kitchens near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere around Lower Stoke, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Lower Stoke
Do you work in villages like Lower Stoke?
Yes. Lower Stoke is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you cover Lower Stoke for emergency fan repairs?
Lower Stoke is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Is repair an option before replacing the whole fan?
Often, yes. A clean, a new belt or new bearings can bring a fan back, and we will always say when repair makes sense.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
A fan repair on its own does not include the ductwork. We will tell you what we see, so you can decide whether to book a TR19 clean.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans are often mounted on roofs or external walls. How easy the fan is to reach shapes the job and we plan around it.
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 the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Lower Stoke and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Nearby places to Lower Stoke
More services for Lower Stoke
What extract fan repair looks like in Lower Stoke
Lower Stoke lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. Look up Lower Stoke on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways in Lower Stoke and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. In Lower Stoke, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
For school kitchens, at schools like Stoke Primary Academy for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Lower Stoke is about 5 miles south-east of Canvey Island, in Medway. Lower Stoke 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 Medway, we cover 68 places, Lower Stoke among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 14 miles away.
Here we cover the ME3 postcode area for extract fan repair. That includes premises on High Street, Brook Lane and Shepherds Way and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Lower Stoke, we cover Middle Stoke (1 mile south), Stoke (1 mile south-west), Allhallows (1 mile north), Allhallows-on-Sea (1 mile north-east) and North Street (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (6 miles south-west), Chatham (8 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (7 miles south), Strood (8 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south-west).
Around Lower Stoke
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Ship pub. Open spaces near Lower Stoke include Bishop Saltings.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans