Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in New Town
Extract fan repair and replacement in New Town, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that will not start at all
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
New Town: your questions answered
Is New Town within the area you cover?
Yes, New Town is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in New Town at night?
Extract fan emergencies in New Town are covered around the clock. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Is repair an option before replacing the whole fan?
In many cases, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair does not make sense.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
There are several possible causes, including bearings, belts, grease and mounts. The safest step is a proper diagnosis before the fault gets worse.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
About our extract fan repair in New Town
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. We find out why and put it right, by repairing the fan or replacing it. The work covers belts and pulleys, roof and wall fans and bearings, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen and vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts.
In a small place like New Town, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- New Town (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near New Town
What else we do in New Town
Extract fan repair in New Town: local notes
New Town is about 44 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. In New Town, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Basildon C.E. Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
New Town is about 7 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Sites in New Town get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, New Town among them. You can also see our page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
All of RG8 is within our area for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Wakemans and Pangbourne Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside New Town, we cover Upper Basildon (1 mile north-west), Stubbles (2 miles west), Burnt Hill (3 miles west), Ashampstead (3 miles west) and Ashampstead Green (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (10 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (10 miles east), Benson (10 miles north) and Tilehurst (4 miles east).
Around New Town
Around New Town, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Beehive pub and St Andrew's School and the streets around them. New Town’s nearest station is Pangbourne station, about 1.6 miles east. Nearby you will also find Yattendon Castle (3.5 miles west) and Battle Hospital (5.7 miles east). Not far away are Hosehill Lake and Hartslock.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. We explain the fault and the fix, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, which means the fan is seen regularly and wear is caught earlier.
What happens if it’s left?
In New Town, as elsewhere, an extract fan may well sit outside on a wall or roof, where a rattle or a whine can be heard beyond the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before neighbours notice. In a place like New Town, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Signs you need extract fan repair in New Town
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that is a common source of rattles.
Look out for any of the following:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- An overheating extract motor
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Stephen's Church, or anywhere in New Town, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a survey comes first
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
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 helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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, and that is where we come in.
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to New Town can be planned properly.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
To help 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, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in New Town and across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.