Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Seven Dials, Greater London
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for commercial sites in Seven Dials and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A dead fan motor
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
Extract fan repair in Seven Dials
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked, along with the fan’s controls. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that has stopped working and an old fan that needs replacing, we can help, from kitchen extract fans, fan housings and roof and wall fans onwards.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and bearings, belts and motors wear out in the end. Noise and vibration are worth reporting before the fan stops.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Seven Dials (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair looks like in Seven Dials
Food Standards Agency records list about 4,016 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 610 takeaways and sandwich shops across Seven Dials and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. In London, a fan on a roof or in a basement can take planning to reach, with parking and loading to arrange. In Seven Dials, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Westminster council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like St Josephs Catholic Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts. If you run a café or takeaway near Tottenham Court Road station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for.
Seven Dials is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan repair for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Seven Dials and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the W1F, W1D and W1T postcode area for extract fan repair. You’ll find streets such as Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. You’ll find Seven Dials on the A301 and A400, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Seven Dials: St Giles (1 mile north), West End (1 mile west), Soho (1 mile west), Covent Garden (1 mile east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Seven Dials
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around London Nautical School, St Anne's Churchyard and LSE Shaw Library, among other places. Other local landmarks include Two Brewers pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Mercers' School (0.8 miles east). There’s a railway station in Seven Dials itself: Tottenham Court Road station. Nearby you will also find Kingly Court (0.5 miles west) and St Paul's Hospital (under half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Seven Dials include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
What we are called out for in Seven Dials
Fans everywhere, Seven Dials included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts and eventually any fan simply wears out.
Look out for any of the following:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A dead fan motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Soho Baptist Chapel, or anywhere in Seven Dials, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Seven Dials: your questions answered
Can you work in Seven Dials outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Seven Dials doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which council inspects kitchens in Seven Dials?
Food hygiene inspections in Seven Dials are carried out by Westminster council. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. Grease on the fan normally means grease in the ducts and we can plan the two together.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
How the job changes from site to site
Direct-drive fans
Grease on the impeller unbalances a direct-drive fan quickly. Cleaning it can cure the noise, if the bearings haven’t been damaged.
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts or the motor may be near the end of its life.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Seven Dials
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
Places near Seven Dials
What else we do in Seven Dials
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Seven Dials is typically out of hours.
- 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.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. A new noise or vibration is worth reporting early, so it can be looked at before it grows.
A fan that’s starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Getting it checked now means a planned repair instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Seven Dials
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The condition of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.