Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Pittswood
Our technicians work in Pittswood on extract fan repair. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A fan that won’t start at all
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
How we handle extract fan repair in Pittswood
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough, and that’s what we’ll recommend. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. The work covers belts and pulleys, roof and wall fans and fan motors, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract fan that has stopped working and a motor that trips out or overheats.
Somewhere as small as Pittswood, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Pittswood (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. Fixings work loose and joints in the ductwork can be strained, so a small repair can grow into a bigger one. A fault that closes a site in a village like Pittswood affects everyone who depends on it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Pittswood businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Do you need extract fan repair in Pittswood?
Fans everywhere, Pittswood included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts and eventually any fan simply wears out.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A humming noise from the fan motor
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Pittswood, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
What affects the quote in Pittswood
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. A new noise or vibration is worth reporting early rather than waiting for it to fail.
A fan that is starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Getting it checked now means a planned repair instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
What extract fan repair looks like in Pittswood
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Pittswood, up to about a mile and a half out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. About 26 miles out from central London, Pittswood is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Pittswood. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Hadlow Rural Community School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Pittswood is about 2 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We carry out extract fan repair for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Pittswood and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Pittswood among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Work in TN11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as High House Lane and Ashes Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Pittswood, we cover Parker's Green (1 mile south), Hadlow (1 mile east), Golden Green (2 miles south-east), Dunk's Green (2 miles north) and Roughway (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south), Gravesend (14 miles north), Northfleet (14 miles north) and Swanley (13 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Pittswood
In Pittswood, that means kitchens and buildings near Hadlow Primary School and Three Squirrels pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Pittswood is Tonbridge station, about 3 miles south-west. A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Castle (2.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Pittswood include Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and housings
A damaged or corroded impeller can’t simply be cleaned. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
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.
Pittswood: your questions answered
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Pittswood at night?
Pittswood is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Do you work in villages like Pittswood?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
We price each job after finding the cause. Repair, parts or a full replacement all cost differently so the first step is a diagnosis.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Which accreditations do you hold?
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.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a small place like Pittswood, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- 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.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.