Southampton · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Rownhams
Extract fan repair across Rownhams and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A squealing belt on start-up
Questions from Rownhams
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Rownhams at night?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Rownhams is within the area we cover. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Rownhams?
Food hygiene inspections in Rownhams are carried out by Test Valley council. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
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 if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
The price depends on the diagnosis. After we have checked the fan, we give you a fixed price for the repair or the replacement.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Repairing the fan doesn’t clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking and we can plan the two together.
How we handle extract fan repair in Rownhams
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked, along with the fan’s controls. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. If you are dealing with a whining or grinding extract motor and a fan that keeps cutting out, we can put it right.
In a place like Rownhams, extract fans are often older units on a wall or roof. When an older fan fails, replacing it can be the better answer, and we’ll explain the options.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Rownhams (SO16)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Report new noises from the fan early
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. We explain the fault and the fix along with anything else that needs watching.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it and that means less wear.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Rownhams
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. Staff work in hotter, steamier air, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. A planned visit to Rownhams fits your hours; an emergency does not.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Rownhams
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Rownhams can normally be finished without a second trip.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- 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
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What else we do in Rownhams
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and 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, next to our reports.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Rownhams
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, so the fan runs out of balance and starts to vibrate and rattle.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- An old fan that needs replacing
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St John, or anywhere in Rownhams, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
- What records you will receive afterwards
How we price extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For extract fan repair in Rownhams, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Extract fans in Rownhams
The coast is only about 3 miles from Rownhams. A fan exposed to sea air needs its fixings and housing checked more often than one inland. There are about 33 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 17 sandwich bars and takeaways across Rownhams and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Kitchens in Rownhams get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Rownhams is about 3 miles north-east of Totton, in Southampton. Whether your site is in the middle of Rownhams or further out, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
All of SO16 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Rownhams Way, Horns Drove and Rownhams Close and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Rownhams, we cover Upton (1 mile west), Nursling (1 mile south-west), Hillyfields (1 mile south-west), Lordswood (1 mile south-east) and Toothill (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Southampton (3 miles south-east), Townhill Park (4 miles east), Midanbury (4 miles east), Thornhill (6 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (5 miles east) and Harefield (5 miles south-east).
Around Rownhams
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Oaklands Community School, St James' Park and Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, among other places. Rownhams’s nearest station is Redbridge station, about 2.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Princess Anne Hospital (1.3 miles south-east) and Eling Experience (2.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Rownhams includes Testwood Lakes.