Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Sandwich, Kent
Extract fan repair for Sandwich, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
Extract fans in Sandwich
Sea air reaches Sandwich, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. Look up Sandwich on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 24 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 6 takeaways in Sandwich and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. In Sandwich, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dover council. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Sandwich United Reformed Church or elsewhere in Sandwich, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Sandwich Infant School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Sandwich is about 5 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Across the CT13 area, we can take on extract fan repair. Sandwich is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, about 35 miles from Sandwich.
Here we cover the CT13 postcode area for extract fan repair. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Cattle Market, Market Street and High Street and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Sandwich, we cover Great Stonar (1 mile north), Felderland (1 mile south), Worth (1 mile south), Woodnesborough (1 mile south-west) and Statenborough (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (8 miles north), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south-west), Ramsgate (5 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Sandwich
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ham Fen, Sir Roger Manwood's School and The Red Cow Public House. Sandwich has its own railway station: Sandwich station. Other landmarks nearby include The Precinct Toy Collection (within half a mile north) and Ramsgate General Hospital (5 miles north-east). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Extract fan repair in Sandwich
A faulty fan doesn’t always mean a new one. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back and we will say so. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. We are often asked to deal with a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen and an extract fan that rattles or knocks, on kitchen extract fans, fan motors and fan housings.
In a smaller place like Sandwich, a failed extract fan means a closed kitchen, and a closed kitchen loses trade. That’s what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Sandwich (CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Sandwich
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What the work involves, part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. Loose fixings and worn mounts are often the cause.
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Why act early in Sandwich
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. The kitchen becomes an uncomfortable place to work and grease has more chance to settle on surfaces and in the duct. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Sandwich than wait for a failure.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Sandwich
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Fully insured
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. For a site near Sandwich, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Common questions in Sandwich
Do you work in villages like Sandwich?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Sandwich is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work overnight in Sandwich?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Sandwich needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
Common causes are grease on the impeller, worn bearings, slipping belts and loose mountings. Each sounds a little different, and we diagnose it on site.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
In many cases, yes. A clean, a new belt or new bearings can bring a fan back and we only recommend replacement when repair does not make sense.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. We diagnose first and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How we price extract fan repair
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
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.
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
Signs you need extract fan repair in Sandwich
Fans everywhere, Sandwich included, live in a hard environment: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Moisture can rust housings and fixings, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A fan that will not start at all
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
For a takeaway near Sandwich station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate