West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Maidenbower
For repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Maidenbower, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- An old fan that needs replacing
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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.
Extract fan repair in Maidenbower
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt; a dead fan can point to the motor or its controls. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. The work covers belts and pulleys, fan housings and fan motors, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that vibrates through the ductwork and a worn or slipping fan belt.
In a smaller place like Maidenbower, a failed extract fan means a closed kitchen, and a closed kitchen loses trade. That’s what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Maidenbower (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair looks like in Maidenbower
Look up Maidenbower on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 33 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways in Maidenbower and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Maidenbower get their food hygiene inspections from Crawley council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. Maidenbower is about 27 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Hall kitchens near St Nicholas' Church, or anywhere around Maidenbower, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Maidenbower is about 2 miles east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Anywhere in RH10, we can take on extract fan repair. Maidenbower is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for extract fan repair. Brighton is in our area too, about 19 miles from Maidenbower.
Work in RH10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Holder Road, Palmer Road and Casher Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Worth (1 mile north), Three Bridges (1 mile north-west), Tilgate (1 mile west), Pound Hill (1 mile north) and Crawley (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Horsham (8 miles west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (3 miles west) and Billingshurst (14 miles south-west).
Around Maidenbower
Typical jobs here are in premises near Oriel High School, Tilgate Park and The Charcoal Burner pub. The closest station to Maidenbower is Three Bridges station, roughly 1.1 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Crawley Museum (2 miles north-west) and Crawley Hospital (2.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Tilgate Lake.
What the work involves, part by part
Motors and bearings
The motor and its bearings work hardest. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
Direct-drive fans
Grease on the impeller unbalances a direct-drive fan quickly. Sometimes a clean is all it needs as long as the bearings are still sound.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. A site near Maidenbower usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Your questions about extract fan repair in Maidenbower
Which council inspects kitchens in Maidenbower?
Food hygiene inspections in Maidenbower are carried out by Crawley council. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Maidenbower?
Maidenbower is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you are fixing the fan?
Often it makes sense to do both. A full clean takes in the whole extract, including the fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Why it’s worth doing now in Maidenbower
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. Around Maidenbower, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
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 at a time that suits your service.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.
When something else is needed
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
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What we’re called out for in Maidenbower
In Maidenbower, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip, so the fan squeals or turns more slowly.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- An old fan that needs replacing
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A fan that keeps cutting out
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Brook Infant School, rather than mid-term.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered