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Extract Fan Repair in Putney
Extract fan repair and replacement in Putney, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A fan rattling in its housing
What the work involves, part by part
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. We check the belt condition, tension and alignment and renew them where necessary.
Impellers and housings
Grease settles inside the fan housing as well as on the blades. Both are inspected, and cleaning can form part of the repair.
Extract fan repair in Putney
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. We find out why and put it right with a repair or a replacement. If you are dealing with a dead fan motor and a belt-driven fan that squeals, we can help, from roof and wall fans, fan housings and bearings onwards.
In London, a kitchen without working extraction cannot keep cooking safely. Fans in Putney are often on a roof or in a basement at the end of a long duct run, so we ask about access first.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, 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.
- Location
- Putney (SW15, SW19, SW13)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Putney
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Extract fan repair in Putney: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 376 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 77 takeaways in Putney and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. It’s Wandsworth council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Putney. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. A failed fan in a London kitchen typically means a closed kitchen, so access details help us plan the repair.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Polish Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Putney, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. For a takeaway near Putney station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Putney is about 1 mile south-west of Fulham, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Putney, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Putney among them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 6 miles from Putney.
Here we cover the SW15, SW19 and SW13 postcode area for extract fan repair. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Putney High Street, Upper Richmond Road and Spencer Walk and the roads around them. You will find Putney on the A3 and B306, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan repair. Close by, we work in Roehampton (1 mile south-west), Barnes (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile north-east), Mortlake (2 miles west) and Wimbledon Park (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (5 miles north-east), Marylebone (5 miles north-east), Kensington (3 miles north), St Pancras (6 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Putney
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Putney School of Art and Design, Bishops Park and The Railway pub and the streets around them. Putney has its own railway station: Putney station. Nearby you’ll also find Putney Exchange (less than half a mile east) and Antique Breadboard Museum (under half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Putney include Henman Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
What happens if it’s left?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything while the underlying wear continues. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why Putney businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Do you need extract fan repair in Putney?
Over the years, mountings loosen and rubber mounts break down. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that is a common source of rattles.
What we are most often called out for:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An overheating extract motor
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
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What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Before any visit in Putney, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Common questions in Putney
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Putney at night?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Putney is part of our area. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
What do you need to know about parking in Putney?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What accreditations do you have?
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 are fully insured.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.