East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Offham, East Sussex
Need extract fan repair in Offham? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A whining or grinding extract motor
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Extract fan repair in Offham
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. The work covers fan motors, roof and wall fans and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan shaking on its mountings and a humming noise from the fan motor.
In a small place like Offham, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Offham (BN7)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan repair, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Visits to a village like Offham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
For extract fan repair in Offham, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
When a fan fails in Offham
Look up Offham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Offham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. We cover Offham, about 42 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Offham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
If you cook near Cooksbridge station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Wallands Community Primary School, rather than mid-term. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Offham, can seize between uses.
Offham is about 1 mile north-west of Lewes, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN7 postcode area, we can take on extract fan repair. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and Offham is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 7 miles from Offham.
Work in BN7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Offham, we cover Hamsey (1 mile north-east), Lewes (1 mile south-east), South Malling (1 mile south-east), Southover (2 miles south-east) and Cliffe (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (15 miles south-east), Seaford (10 miles south-east), Hailsham (12 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (7 miles north-east) and Newhaven (7 miles south).
Near you in Offham
In Offham, that means kitchens and buildings near Railway Land, The Blacksmiths Arms and Lewes Old Grammar School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Cooksbridge station, about 0.9 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Lewes Castle (1.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Offham includes Malling Down and Offham Hill.
Why act early in Offham
A fan that is running slowly isn’t clearing the kitchen properly. Staff work in hotter, steamier air, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. A planned visit to Offham is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Also near Offham
Other services in Offham
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Questions from Offham
Which council inspects kitchens in Offham?
Kitchens in Offham are inspected by Lewes council’s environmental health officers. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Do you work overnight in Offham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Offham needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Will you fit a new fan if ours can’t be repaired?
Yes. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before we start.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
We can’t price it without knowing the fault. Once we’ve looked at it, you get a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
It can be one of a few things, from a worn bearing to a loose fixing. The safest step is a proper diagnosis before it leads to a breakdown.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
Your kitchen can get back to normal as soon as the fan is running. We clear up after ourselves and talk you through what we found.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and helps prevent overheating.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- 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)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
Part by part
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.