East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Penhurst
Extract fan repair across Penhurst and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan shaking on its mountings
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Extract fan repair in Penhurst, done properly
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt; a dead fan can point to the motor or its controls. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. The work covers belts and pulleys, fan housings and fan motors, and people most often call us about vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a worn or slipping fan belt.
A callout to a small place like Penhurst goes better when we know what we’re looking at: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Penhurst (TN33)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Penhurst questions
Can you come to Penhurst after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Penhurst keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you get to a site in Penhurst?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
An unbalanced, greasy impeller vibrates and that is one of the most common reasons. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Typically not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
In many cases, yes. A clean, a new belt or new bearings can bring a fan back and we only recommend replacement when repair doesn’t make sense.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan faces the weather as well as the grease. Rust on fixings and housings is a frequent find.
Belt-driven fans
Belt-driven fans have a motor that turns the impeller through belts and pulleys. Worn belts squeal and slow the fan down, so we check the pulleys and bearings as well.
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Penhurst.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Honest limits
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. We then come back and fit them 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 early attention pays.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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 they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Nearby places to Penhurst
Other services in Penhurst
Extract fan repair in Penhurst: local notes
Environmental health officers from Rother council inspect food businesses in Penhurst. 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. Penhurst is about 45 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.
If a fan fails in Penhurst at night or at a weekend, our emergency line is open. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Penhurst, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Penhurst is about 6 miles north-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Penhurst or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (24 miles or so).
Every address in TN33 is within our area for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Penhurst: Steven's Crouch (2 miles south-east), Netherfield (2 miles north-east), Twelve Oaks (2 miles north), Hollingrove (3 miles north) and Brightling (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (11 miles south-west), Hastings (8 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles south-east), Hailsham (8 miles south-west), Crowborough (14 miles north-west) and St Leonards (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Penhurst
Around Penhurst, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ashburnham Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Battle station, roughly 3.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Battle Museum of Local History (3.2 miles east) and Bexhill Hospital (5.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Penhurst includes Senlac Hill.