West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Mannings Heath, West Sussex
Extract fan repair and replacement for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Mannings Heath. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A motor that trips out or overheats
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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, which is where we come in.
Extract fan repair in Mannings Heath
If an extract fan in Mannings Heath is struggling or has stopped, we find the cause and quote a fixed price to repair or replace it. When the fan gives up mid-service, our 24/7 emergency line is there. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that rattles or knocks and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork, we can put it right.
For a fan repair in or near Mannings Heath, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: pictures of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Mannings Heath (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Mannings Heath: your questions answered
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Mannings Heath?
Extract fan emergencies in Mannings Heath are covered around the clock. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Which council inspects kitchens in Mannings Heath?
The local authority for Mannings Heath is Horsham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
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.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
A typical repair takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered including running the fan afterwards. We’ll fit it around the kitchen’s hours wherever we can.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Extract fan repair around Mannings Heath
We cover Mannings Heath, about 32 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Kitchens in Mannings Heath get their food hygiene inspections from Horsham council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as The Forest School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Mannings Heath is about 2 miles south-east of Horsham, in West Sussex. Sites in Mannings Heath get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Mannings Heath is one of them. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Mannings Heath.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: RH13. You’ll find streets such as Church Road, Ryecroft Meadow and Masons Field, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Monk's Gate (1 mile south), Lower Beeding (1 mile south-east), Roffey (2 miles north), Plummers Plain (2 miles east) and Crabtree (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (6 miles north-east), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-east), East Grinstead (13 miles north-east), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south) and Lancing (15 miles south).
Near you in Mannings Heath
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Newells Preparatory School and The Dun Horse pub. For rail, the closest station is Horsham station, about 2.1 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Christs Hospital School Museum (3.5 miles west) and Horsham Hospital (2.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Warnham LNR.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Mannings Heath before we set off.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
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What else we do in Mannings Heath
Why deal with it now?
An overloaded motor is under constant strain. That shortens its life and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Early attention keeps the cost and disruption down. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Mannings Heath
- We are fully insured
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Clean or change filters on schedule
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. If anything changes, let us know rather than waiting for it to fail.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and protects the motor.
Common problems we fix in Mannings Heath
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, so the fan runs out of balance and the noise follows.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A fan rattling in its housing
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of the Good Shepherd, or anywhere in Mannings Heath, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
- How VAT is shown on the quote