Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Lydd-on-Sea
Our technicians work in Lydd-on-Sea on repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A squealing belt on start-up
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Lydd-on-Sea
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. Typical jobs include a fan rattling in its housing and a squealing belt on start-up, across kitchen extract fans, roof and wall fans and bearings.
Somewhere as small as Lydd-on-Sea, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Lydd-on-Sea (TN29, TN28)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not need to do much 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. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Lydd-on-Sea.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Part by part
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
Fan controls
We check the controls as part of every diagnosis, because a fan that will not start is not always a failed motor.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Clean or change filters on schedule
Once we are done, the extract is back in service. We clear up after ourselves and talk you through what we found.
Noise is usually the first sign of a fan problem. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job rather than an emergency during service.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Lydd-on-Sea
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
Extract fan repair in Lydd-on-Sea: local notes
At about 1 mile from the coast, Lydd-on-Sea is close enough for sea air to matter. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Lydd-on-Sea is about 60 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. Food hygiene inspections in Lydd-on-Sea are the job of Folkestone and Hythe council’s environmental health team. 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.
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Greatstone Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Lydd-on-Sea is about 10 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. If you need extract fan repair in Lydd-on-Sea, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Lydd-on-Sea included. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 29 miles away.
Extract fan repair in TN29 and TN28 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Taylor Road, Lade Fort Crescent and Williamson Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Greatstone-on-Sea (2 miles north), Dungeness (2 miles south), Littlestone-on-Sea (2 miles north), Lydd (2 miles west) and New Romney (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (14 miles north), Folkestone (13 miles north-east), Hythe (10 miles north-east), Hawkinge (14 miles north-east), Tenterden (15 miles north-west) and Cheriton (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Lydd-on-Sea
Well-known places in the area include Romney 'castle' (4.2 miles north-west) and Lydd Town Museum (2.5 miles west). Not far away are Dungeness National and Burnthouse Pen.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Lydd-on-Sea
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lydd-on-Sea?
In Lydd-on-Sea, it’s Folkestone and Hythe council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Do you cover Lydd-on-Sea for emergency fan repairs?
Extract fan emergencies in Lydd-on-Sea are covered around the clock. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
Noise usually comes from grease build-up, bearings, belts or loose fixings. Each sounds a little different, and we diagnose it on site.
How long will the fan be out of action?
As a guide, it takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Where parts need ordering, we will explain the timescale.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
We price each job after finding the cause. Repair, parts or a full replacement all cost differently so the first step is a diagnosis.
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.
Staff cleaning versus 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.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
When to call us in Lydd-on-Sea
Bearings wear out with heat and long hours. Worn bearings whine, rumble or grind and a seized bearing stops the fan.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- An overheating extract motor
- Poor airflow at the canopy
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Peter's or elsewhere in Lydd-on-Sea, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included