Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in North Greenwich, Greater London
Looking for extract fan repair in North Greenwich? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A motor that trips out or overheats
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
If the fan had grease on it, the rest of the system almost certainly does too. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together, with a certificate and photo report.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and protects the motor.
Extract fan repair in North Greenwich
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. We find out why and put it right with a repair or a replacement. Common call-outs are for a fan worn beyond sensible repair and a fan that whines, hums or grinds, across fan housings, fan motors and belts and pulleys.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. Noise and vibration are worth reporting before the fan stops.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- North Greenwich (E14, SE8, SE10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in North Greenwich
Extract fan repair in North Greenwich: local notes
Look up North Greenwich on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 639 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 230 takeaways across North Greenwich and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. Lifting a replacement fan onto a London roof can need a loading slot and the building’s agreement. Food hygiene inspections in North Greenwich are the job of Tower Hamlets council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in North Greenwich, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Harbinger Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts. For a takeaway near Greenwich station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
North Greenwich is about 1 mile north-west of Greenwich, in Greater London. Anywhere in E14, we can take on extract fan repair. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and North Greenwich is one of them.
Extract fan repair in E14, SE8 and SE10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Creek Road, Wynan Road and Undine Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Isle of Dogs (1 mile south-east), Millwall (1 mile west), Cubitt Town (1 mile north-east), Deptford (1 mile south-west) and Greenwich (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in North Greenwich
Typical jobs here are in premises near Laban Centre, Canary Wharf College 3 and St. Paul's, among other places. You will also find Mudchute Park and Farm (less than half a mile north-east) and The Ferry House Public House (within half a mile south-east). The nearest railway station is Greenwich station, about 0.8 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Old Royal Naval College (0.7 miles south-east) and Greenwich Castle (1.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Sue Godfrey Nature Park and Tower Hill.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in North Greenwich
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
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 last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To get a fixed quote, call us on 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 will normally have a quote within one working day.
North Greenwich questions
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in North Greenwich at night?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and North Greenwich is part of our area. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Can you work in North Greenwich outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you’re fixing the fan?
Doing both together is often sensible. A full clean takes in the whole extract, including the fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Why it’s worth doing now in North Greenwich
A fan that’s running slowly is not clearing the kitchen properly. The kitchen becomes an uncomfortable place to work, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Photo reports with every job
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Expect the work in North Greenwich to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Different parts, different methods
Impellers and housings
A damaged or corroded impeller cannot simply be cleaned. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.