Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Plaitford Green, Hampshire
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Plaitford Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A squealing belt on start-up
Plaitford Green questions
Which environmental health team covers Plaitford Green?
That’s Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Plaitford Green. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Do you cover Plaitford Green for emergency fan repairs?
Extract fan emergencies in Plaitford Green are covered around the clock. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
Typically, a fan repair takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. If parts have to be ordered, we’ll tell you how long that’s likely to be.
About our extract fan repair in Plaitford Green
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked and the speed control too. Then you are given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. Typical jobs include a humming noise from the fan motor and a knocking noise from the extract fan, across roof and wall fans, belts and pulleys and bearings.
For a fan repair in or near Plaitford Green, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Plaitford Green (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Leave it or put it right?
Wherever the kitchen is, Plaitford Green included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, so its noise doesn’t stay in the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before it becomes a nuisance. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Plaitford Green businesses choose us
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Trading since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What extract fan repair looks like in Plaitford Green
Food hygiene inspections in Plaitford Green are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
Kitchens in Plaitford Green can call our 24/7 emergency line whenever an extract fan stops. Hall kitchens near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere around Plaitford Green, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Plaitford Green is about 5 miles west of Romsey, in Hampshire. From the centre of Plaitford Green to the outskirts, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 10 miles from Plaitford Green.
Our technicians cover all of SO51 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Local streets include Wellow Wood Road and Sherfield English Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Plaitford Green: West Wellow (1 mile south), The Frenches (2 miles east), Shootash (2 miles east), Canada (2 miles south) and East Wellow (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles east), Totton (6 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (9 miles east), Hedge End (14 miles south-east) and Romsey (5 miles east).
Near you in Plaitford Green
Plaitford Green’s nearest station is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, about 3.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Romsey Community Hospital (4.9 miles east). For a walk, there’s Copythorne Common.
What extract fan repair cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
Managing agents and facilities teams in Plaitford Green
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What the work involves, part by part
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and replaced if they’re worn.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself, because a fan that won’t start is not always a failed motor.
What affects the quote in Plaitford Green
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Plaitford Green run smoothly.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.