Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Seal, Kent
Extract fan repair in Seal from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An overheating extract motor
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Seal questions
Will you come out to Seal?
Yes. Seal is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which council inspects kitchens in Seal?
That is Sevenoaks council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Seal. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and photos, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?
We can. Replacing a fan is part of our fits and repairs work, and we will explain the options.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How we handle extract fan repair in Seal
Wherever your kitchen is in Seal, 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 a fan that dies mid-service can go straight to our 24/7 line. If you have a dead fan motor and a squealing belt on start-up, we can put it right, from roof and wall fans, fan housings and kitchen extract fans onwards.
For a fan repair in or near Seal, 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Seal (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Many kitchen extract fans sit on a roof or an outside wall. How easy the fan is to reach shapes the job, so we ask about it early.
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Do you need extract fan repair in Seal?
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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan that will not start at all
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Seal, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
What else we do in Seal
What staff can safely do
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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Seal.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- 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.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Extract fan repair around Seal
There are about 14 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Seal, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. At about 20 miles from central London, Seal sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Seal. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Seal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Seal is about 2 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in TN15, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. Seal is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 13 miles away.
We cover every part of TN15 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. That includes premises on High Street, Church Road and Jubilee Rise and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Greatness (1 mile west), Godden Green (1 mile south), Styants Bottom (2 miles east), Stone Street (2 miles south-east) and Bitchet Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south) and Northfleet (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Seal
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wildernesse School, Kemsing Down and The Five Bells Public House and the streets around them. Seal’s nearest station is Bat & Ball station, about 1.1 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Sevenoaks Hospital (1.1 miles west) and Sevenoaks Museum (1.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. We explain the fault and the fix along with anything else that needs watching.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.