Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Northwood, Isle of Wight
Extract fan repair in Northwood from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Northwood
Across Northwood, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from a squeal at start-up to a fan that will not run at all. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it, or the fan is replaced if repair does not make sense. If you’re dealing with poor airflow at the canopy and a fan that keeps cutting out, we can help, from kitchen extract fans, fan motors and fan housings onwards.
A callout to a small place like Northwood goes better when we know what we are looking at: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Northwood (PO31)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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 on a regular cycle.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Northwood before we set off.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- 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.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What extract fan repair cannot fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
How we price extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Northwood: your questions answered
Do you cover Northwood for emergency fan repairs?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Northwood is part of our area. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Do you cover smaller places like Northwood?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s 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.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
Often it makes sense to do both. A full clean takes in the whole extract, including the fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What happens if it’s left?
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. Fixings work loose and joints in the ductwork can be strained and the eventual repair is larger. It’s simpler to plan the work at Northwood now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Northwood
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.
Nearby places to Northwood
What else we do in Northwood
Extract fan repair around Northwood
Northwood is within about 2 miles of the coast. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. Look up Northwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 36 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops across Northwood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Northwood. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Northwood Primary School, rather than mid-term. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near All Saints' Church or elsewhere in Northwood, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Northwood is about 1 mile south of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight. Northwood gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, and Northwood is one of them. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Here we cover the PO31 postcode area for extract fan repair. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Nodes Road, Wyatts Lane and Uplands Road and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Rew Street (1 mile west), Gurnard (1 mile north), Cowes (1 mile north), Noke Common (2 miles south) and Parkhurst (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Newport (3 miles south), Ryde (7 miles east), Sandown (9 miles south-east), Shanklin (10 miles south-east), Ventnor (11 miles south-east) and Oakfield (7 miles east). Remote and island sites need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Landmarks near Northwood
Around Northwood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Cowes Enterprise College and The Travellers Joy pub and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Isle of Wight Natural History Centre (0.5 miles north) and West Cowes Castle (1.7 miles north). Not far away are Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.