Surrey · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Reigate
Extract fan repair for Reigate, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
How we handle extract fan repair in Reigate
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. When it starts to rattle, hum or slow down, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. We find out why and put it right, by repairing the fan or replacing it. If you are dealing with a fan that whines, hums or grinds and an overheating extract motor, we can help, from roof and wall fans, kitchen extract fans and fan motors onwards.
Extract fans on buildings in towns like Reigate are often on a flat roof or an outside wall, where they take the weather as well as the grease. In time, belts, bearings and motors wear.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Reigate (RH2, RH1)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Reigate: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Reigate?
Food hygiene inspections in Reigate are carried out by Reigate and Banstead council. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Can you come to Reigate after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Reigate needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease on it throws it out of balance and cause vibration.
Motors and bearings
Rumbling and grinding normally come from the bearings. We diagnose whether it’s the bearings or the motor itself and then recommend the fix.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Extract fans in Reigate
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 57 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Reigate. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Environmental health officers from Reigate and Banstead council inspect food businesses in Reigate. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Reigate is about 19 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
If you run a café or takeaway near Reigate station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary Magdalene or elsewhere in Reigate, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Reigate is about 9 miles north of Crawley, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Reigate, we can take on extract fan repair. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Reigate is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 16 miles from Reigate.
Every address in RH2 and RH1 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on High Street, London Road and Church Road and the roads around them. Reigate is on the A25 and A217, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Reigate, we cover South Park (1 mile south), Margery (2 miles north), Mogador (2 miles north-west), Sidlow (2 miles south) and Irons Bottom (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Epsom (7 miles north-west), Horley (4 miles south), Ewell (8 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Caterham (6 miles north-east) and Dorking (6 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Surrey, Reigate has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for extract fan repair.
What’s near Reigate
In Reigate, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bell Public House, Castle Grounds and Reigate College. Reigate has its own railway station: Reigate station. Nearby you’ll also find The Belfry (1.4 miles east) and Reigate Castle (within half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Reigate include Reigate Heath and Mercers Lake.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Three things shape a visit in Reigate: when you’re closed, where we can park and how we get to the system.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Reigate
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. It builds up on the impeller blades unevenly, so the fan runs out of balance and the noise follows.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
For school kitchens, at schools like Reigate Priory Community Junior School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Before booking anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. If anything changes, let us know, so it can be looked at before it grows.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings, so it’s worth acting early.
Also near Reigate
What else we do in Reigate
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. A small fault found now is a quick job; the same fault found later can close the site.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001