Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Pratling Street extract fan repair
Extract fan repair across Pratling Street and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Pratling Street
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked and the speed control too. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. If you are dealing with an extract that vibrates through the ductwork and a fan rattling in its housing, we can help.
A callout to a small place like Pratling Street goes better when we know what we are looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Pratling Street (ME20)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow or the motor may be near the end of its life.
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, and pulleys and bearings need checking too.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Pratling Street and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What affects the quote in Pratling Street
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What we are called out for in Pratling Street
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. A motor that strains runs hot, trips out or eventually burns out.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as St Peter's Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Extract fans in Pratling Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 23 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Pratling Street. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. About 29 miles out from central London, Pratling Street is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pratling Street. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Methodist Church Including Sunday School or elsewhere in Pratling Street, can seize between uses.
Pratling Street is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Pratling Street to the outskirts, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Pratling Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients.
Extract fan repair in ME20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Old Mill Lane, Pratling Street and St Michaels Close and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Forstal (1 mile south-west), Eccles (1 mile north-west), Burham (2 miles north-west), New Hythe (2 miles west) and Larkfield (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (14 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Pratling Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Aylesford School, The Bush pub and Tyland Barn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Aylesford station, about 1.4 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Fremlin Walk (2.4 miles south-east) and Allington Castle (1.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan housings
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Pratling Street and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed 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.
Advice
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. The less grease that reaches the fan, the longer its parts last and the quieter it runs.
A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the whole system on a regular cycle, which means the fan is seen regularly and wear is caught earlier.
Questions from Pratling Street
Will you come out to Pratling Street?
Yes, Pratling Street is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Pratling Street?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Pratling Street is within the area we cover. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we’ll talk through the fault and access. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
We cannot price it without knowing the fault. Once we have looked at it, you get a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
How much notice should we give?
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 for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.