Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Northwood, Kent
Specialist extract fan repair for Northwood: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A dead fan motor
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
Extract fan repair in Northwood
Kitchens in Northwood call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we find the cause and quote a fixed price for the repair or the replacement. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. We’re often asked to deal with a knocking noise from the extract fan and an extract fan that has stopped working, on fan housings, belts and pulleys and kitchen extract fans.
A callout to a place like Northwood is planned so the first visit fixes as much as possible, so pictures of the fan and its rating plate help.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Northwood (CT12, CT10, CT11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Northwood
Can sea air affect extract fan repair in Northwood?
It can, as Northwood is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Do you cover smaller places like Northwood?
Yes. Northwood is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
Repair is always our starting point. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer, and we’ll explain why.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do we need to close the kitchen for fan work?
While we’re working on the fan, the extract is isolated. We can come when the kitchen is closed so service carries on as normal.
Is there help out of hours when the extract fails?
There’s a 24/7 emergency and out-of-hours callout. Ring us if the fan fails and we will arrange a visit.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Typically, a fan repair takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Where parts need ordering, we’ll explain the timescale.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Your opening hours decide when we come to Northwood, not ours.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
When a fan fails in Northwood
Northwood lies within about 2 miles of the sea. A fan exposed to sea air needs its fixings and housing checked more often than one inland. Look up Northwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 68 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 41 takeaways and sandwich shops across Northwood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. In Northwood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Thanet council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Mark's Church or elsewhere in Northwood, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. For school kitchens, at schools like Dame Janet Primary Academy for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Northwood is about 1 mile north-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. From the centre of Northwood to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Northwood is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (38 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: CT12, CT10 and CT11. Streets in the area include Gwyn Road, Coxes Lane and Roman Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. Northwood sits on or near the A254 and A256, so getting to you is simple for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Ramsgate (1 mile south-east), Upton (1 mile east), St Lawrence (1 mile south), St Peter's (1 mile north-east) and Broadstairs (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (15 miles west), Dover (15 miles south), Deal (9 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (10 miles south) and Wincheap (15 miles west).
Near you in Northwood
In Northwood, that means kitchens and buildings near The Derby Arms, The Charles Dickens School and The Royal Harbour Academy, among other places. The closest station to Northwood is Ramsgate station, roughly 0.8 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Westwood Cross (0.5 miles north-west) and Ramsgate Museum (1.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
What we are called out for in Northwood
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. It builds up on the impeller blades unevenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and the noise follows.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A fan that keeps cutting out
If you cook near Ramsgate station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How they set the interval to the next visit
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What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
Why deal with it now?
A struggling motor runs hotter and works harder. Every hour of strain takes its toll, and when it finally fails, it may take other parts with it. Catching it early keeps the repair small. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Northwood than wait for a failure.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Northwood
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat