East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Magham Down, East Sussex
Professional extract fan repair in and around Magham Down, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- An overheating extract motor
- A dead fan motor
- A whining or grinding extract motor
Common questions in Magham Down
Who inspects food businesses in Magham Down?
Kitchens in Magham Down are inspected by Wealden council’s environmental health officers. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Is Magham Down within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Magham Down included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
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’re fully insured.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
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 paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Extract fan repair in Magham Down
Grease and fans do not mix. Deposits on the impeller throw it out of balance, which shakes the bearings and mountings. So when we repair extract fan, we look at the grease too, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. We’re often asked to deal with an old fan that needs replacing and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork, across kitchen extract fans, fan motors and belts and pulleys.
In a small place like Magham Down, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Magham Down (BN27)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Magham Down
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
What we’re most often called out for:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
If you manage a school such as Hailsham Community College and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What insurance they carry
- If they look at the system before pricing
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Multi-site and managed buildings
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 records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Somewhere as small as Magham Down, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
When a fan fails in Magham Down
Look up Magham Down on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Magham Down. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. We cover Magham Down, about 46 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. In Magham Down, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
Around Magham Down, a failed fan can be reported day or night on our 24/7 line.
Magham Down is about 2 miles north-east of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN27 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Magham Down is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for extract fan repair. We also work in Brighton, about 18 miles from Magham Down.
Extract fan repair in BN27 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Old Road and Nodes Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Hellingly (1 mile west), Upper Horsebridge (1 mile west), Hailsham (2 miles south-west), Lower Horsebridge (2 miles west) and Tile Hurst (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (7 miles south), Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (11 miles south-west), Lewes (12 miles west) and Crowborough (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Magham Down
For rail, the closest station is Polegate station, about 4.5 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Amberstone Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Herstmonceux Castle (2.4 miles east).
Why act early in Magham Down
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning, and that often happens mid-service. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. A fault that closes a site in a village like Magham Down affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Magham Down businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
How the job changes from site to site
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts, or the motor itself may be failing.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. A clean impeller stays in balance and that means less wear.