Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Rew Street extract fan repair
For repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Rew Street, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A humming noise from the fan motor
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Rew Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Extract fan repair in Rew Street, done properly
Wherever your kitchen is in Rew Street, fan work means the extract has to be isolated, so we plan it around your service. We can work in the evening, overnight or at the weekend and there’s a 24/7 emergency line if the fan fails while you’re cooking. We are often asked to deal with a belt-driven fan that squeals and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork, on fan housings, roof and wall fans and bearings.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Rew Street (PO31)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Rew Street
Also in Rew Street
Extract fan repair around Rew Street
Rew Street is within about 2 miles of the coast. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Food Standards Agency data counts about 7 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Rew Street, 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. In Rew Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. 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 All Saints' Church or elsewhere in Rew Street, can seize between uses.
Rew Street is about 1 mile south-west of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight. From the centre of Rew Street to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Rew Street is one of 125 towns, villages and districts in the Isle of Wight where we work for extract fan repair. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Every address in PO31 is within our area for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Rew Street, Harness Lane and Westview Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Northwood (1 mile east), Gurnard (1 mile north-east), Cowes (1 mile north-east), Great Thorness (2 miles south-west) and Noke Common (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (4 miles south-east), Ryde (8 miles east), Sandown (10 miles south-east), Shanklin (10 miles south-east), Ventnor (12 miles south-east) and Oakfield (8 miles east). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Around Rew Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Travellers Joy pub and Cowes Enterprise College. A little further out are St Mary's Hospital (2.8 miles south-east) and Isle of Wight Natural History Centre (1 mile east). Open spaces near Rew Street include Mill Hill.
What affects the quote in Rew Street
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Part by part
Direct-drive fans
Grease on the impeller unbalances a direct-drive fan quickly. Sometimes a clean is all it needs as long as the bearings are still sound.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Many kitchen extract fans sit on a roof or an outside wall. Access affects how long a repair takes and we plan around it.
Do you need extract fan repair in Rew Street?
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. It builds up on the impeller blades unevenly, so the fan runs out of balance and starts to vibrate and rattle.
What we’re most often called out for:
- An overheating extract motor
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A humming noise from the fan motor
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Northwood Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Common questions in Rew Street
Do you work in villages like Rew Street?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Rew Street included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan repair in Rew Street?
It can. Rew Street is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is there help out of hours when the extract fails?
We provide a 24/7 emergency callout. Cooking without working extraction is not sensible, and we’ll aim to get it going again.
Why deal with it now?
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Bearings that are left to wear can fail suddenly, and that often happens mid-service. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. A fault that closes a site in a village like Rew Street affects everyone who depends on it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Rew Street
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair will not touch
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Rew Street
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys