Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Martin, Kent
One call covers extract fan repair in Martin: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
Common questions in Martin
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Martin?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Martin is within the area we cover. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Which environmental health team covers Martin?
Food hygiene inspections in Martin are carried out by Dover council. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
What is TR19?
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.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
About our extract fan repair in Martin
Think of it as a check-up for the fan: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a plain account of what we found. The work covers belts and pulleys, fan motors and kitchen extract fans, and people most often call us about a belt-driven fan that squeals and weak extraction and a smoky kitchen.
In a small place like Martin, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Martin (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Fan controls
Where the fault is in the building’s electrical supply, an electrician is needed. We’ll tell you if that is what we find and explain what we found.
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.
Towns and villages near Martin
Other services in Martin
What extract fan repair looks like in Martin
Martin is within about 3 miles of the coast. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. Kitchens in Martin get their food hygiene inspections from Dover council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
If you run a café or takeaway near Martin Mill station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Augustine or elsewhere in Martin, can seize between uses. For school kitchens, at schools like Langdon Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Martin is about 3 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. Sites in Martin get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Martin is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for extract fan repair. We also work in Maidstone, around 36 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: CT15. Local streets include The Street, Waterworks Lane and Ringwould Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Martin, we cover Martin Mill (1 mile south-east), East Langdon (1 mile south-west), West Langdon (1 mile west), Ringwould (1 mile north-east) and Sutton (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north), Dover (3 miles south-west), Folkestone (10 miles south-west), Ramsgate (12 miles north) and Broadstairs (13 miles north).
Around Martin
Around Martin, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Lantern Inn and Duke of York's Royal Military School. Martin has its own railway station: Martin Mill station. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Victoria Hospital (3.6 miles south-west) and St Margaret's Museum (2.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Dover Western Heights.
Why act early in Martin
Wherever the kitchen is, Martin included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, so its noise doesn’t stay in the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before it becomes a nuisance. In a small place like Martin, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why Martin businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Martin
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
The process
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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Martin.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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How we price extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Martin
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
Keep an ear on the fan after the repair. If anything changes, let us know rather than waiting for it to fail.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and helps prevent overheating.