Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Sevenoaks, Kent
Professional extract fan repair in and around Sevenoaks, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
What happens if it’s left?
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. Staff work in hotter, steamier air, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Sevenoaks businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan repair in Sevenoaks
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked and the speed control too. Then you are given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. If you have an extract fan that has stopped working and vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts, we can put it right.
Many fans around a town like Sevenoaks sit on a flat roof or an outside wall, exposed to wind and rain as well as grease. In time, belts, bearings and motors wear.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit at a time that suits your service.
Noise is normally the first sign of a fan problem. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job rather than an emergency during service.
Towns and villages near Sevenoaks
Other services in Sevenoaks
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
Extract fan repair around Sevenoaks
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 55 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways in Sevenoaks and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. At about 19 miles from central London, Sevenoaks sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Food hygiene inspections in Sevenoaks are the job of Sevenoaks council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Sevenoaks Primary School, rather than mid-term. For a takeaway near Sevenoaks station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Sevenoaks is about 19 miles south-east of London, in Kent. Across the TN13 area, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Sevenoaks is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 15 miles away.
We work across TN13, TN14, TN15 and TN8 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Local streets include London Road, High Street and Church Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Sevenoaks sits on or near the A21 and A25, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Sevenoaks, we cover Riverhead (1 mile west), Kippington (1 mile south), Dunton Green (1 mile north-west), Bessels Green (1 mile west) and Chipstead (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east). Sevenoaks is among the bigger places we cover in Kent for extract fan repair.
Local landmarks in Sevenoaks
In Sevenoaks, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rifleman pub, New Beacon School and Knole Academy. There’s a railway station in Sevenoaks itself: Sevenoaks station. A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (2.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Dryhill Nature Reserve.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What affects the quote in Sevenoaks
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Sevenoaks
Kitchen extract fans in Sevenoaks face the same conditions as anywhere else: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Condensation can corrode parts and eventually any fan simply wears out.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A fan that will not start at all
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Sevenoaks, can seize between uses.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Sevenoaks questions
Do you work at weekends in Sevenoaks?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you cover Sevenoaks for emergency fan repairs?
Day or night, a failed fan in Sevenoaks can be reported on our emergency line. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
How much time does a fan repair need?
A typical repair takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed including running the fan afterwards. We will fit it around the kitchen’s hours wherever we can.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
Repair is always our starting point. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer, and we’ll explain why.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. In a town like Sevenoaks, we typically work after closing or on a quiet day, so the site opens again on time.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.