East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Rye Harbour
We cover Rye Harbour for extract fan repair and replacement. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
Extract fan repair in Rye Harbour
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it with a repair or a replacement. The work covers fan motors, belts and pulleys and kitchen extract fans, and the jobs we see most are a worn or slipping fan belt and an old fan that needs replacing.
For a fan repair in or near Rye Harbour, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Rye Harbour (TN31)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Rye Harbour
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
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 talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Questions from Rye Harbour
Do you cover Rye Harbour for emergency fan repairs?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Rye Harbour is part of our area. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Do you work in villages like Rye Harbour?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Rye Harbour is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are 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.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t 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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Why deal with it now?
An overloaded motor is under constant strain. Every hour of strain takes its toll and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Catching it early keeps the repair small. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- In business since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Rye Harbour, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Rye Harbour
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A dead fan motor
- A squealing belt on start-up
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near The Church of the Holy Spirit, or anywhere in Rye Harbour, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
Nearby places to Rye Harbour
Other services in Rye Harbour
Extract fans in Rye Harbour
Rye Harbour lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Food Standards Agency data counts about 47 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Rye Harbour. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Environmental health officers from Rother council inspect food businesses in Rye Harbour. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Rye College, rather than mid-term.
Rye Harbour is about 10 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. We carry out extract fan repair for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Rye Harbour and the rest of East Sussex. Rye Harbour is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 25 miles away.
Here we cover the TN31 postcode area for extract fan repair. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Tram Road, Camber Road and Oyster Creek or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Rye Harbour include Rye (1 mile north-west), Camber (1 mile east), East Guldeford (1 mile north), Playden (2 miles north-west) and Houghton Green (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Hastings (10 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles south-west), St Leonards (11 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (9 miles south-west), Belmont (9 miles south-west) and Hollington (10 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Rye Harbour
Typical jobs here are in premises near Inkerman Arms and Rye Harbour LNR and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Rye station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (1.3 miles north-west) and Camber Castle (1.2 miles west). The countryside around Rye Harbour includes Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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, and that is where we come in.