Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Milton Regis, Kent
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Milton Regis. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
Extract fan repair in Milton Regis
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: 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. If you are dealing with an overheating extract motor and an extract fan that rattles or knocks, we can put it right.
For a fan repair in or near Milton Regis, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Milton Regis (ME10)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
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Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan repair will not do:
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement, and we clear up before we go. The timing of a visit to Milton Regis is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When to call us in Milton Regis
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.
Clients typically contact us after spotting something like this:
- A fan rattling in its housing
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Hall kitchens near Church of All Saints, or anywhere around Milton Regis, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Common questions in Milton Regis
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Milton Regis?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Milton Regis is within the area we cover. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Can you work in Milton Regis outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Milton Regis keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?
Yes. A replacement is matched to the system it’s going into, and you get a fixed quote first.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Extract fan repair around Milton Regis
The coast is only about 2 miles from Milton Regis. Near the sea, fans mounted outdoors corrode faster, and corroded fans tend to get noisy before they fail. There are about 68 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 38 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Milton Regis, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Kitchens in Milton Regis get their food hygiene inspections from Swale council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you manage a school such as Sunny Bank Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it. For a takeaway near Sittingbourne station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Milton Regis is about 1 mile north-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME10 postcode area, we can take on extract fan repair. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Milton Regis is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, about 11 miles from Milton Regis.
We work across ME10 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. We cover sites on Castle Road, Church Road and Dolphin Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Murston (1 mile south), Sittingbourne (1 mile south-west), Kemsley (1 mile north-west), Tonge Corner (1 mile east) and Tonge (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Canterbury (15 miles east), Whitstable (12 miles east), Faversham (6 miles east) and Minster (5 miles north-east).
Near you in Milton Regis
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The New Inn, Milton Creek Country Park and Borden Grammar School. Milton Regis’s nearest station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum (within half a mile south-west) and Bayford Court (0.6 miles south-west).
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Clean or change filters on schedule
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
Your kitchen can get back to normal as soon as the fan is running. We clear up after ourselves and explain anything you need to know.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it and that means less wear.