Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Shelvin, Kent
Extract fan repair across Shelvin and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A worn or slipping fan belt
When a fan fails in Shelvin
Environmental health officers from Canterbury City council inspect food businesses in Shelvin. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. About 59 miles out from central London, Shelvin is part of the South East area we work across. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
If a fan fails in Shelvin at night or at a weekend, our emergency line is open. Hall kitchens near Church of St Martin, or anywhere around Shelvin, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Shelvin is about 6 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Sites in Shelvin get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, about 29 miles from Shelvin.
Extract fan repair in CT4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Clints Lane and Shelvin Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Shelvin: Wootton (1 mile south-west), Denton (1 mile west), Lodge Lees (1 mile west), Breach (2 miles west) and Selsted (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (8 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (14 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Shelvin
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Coach House Hotel and the streets around them. Shelvin’s nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 1.9 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Buckland Hospital (5.9 miles south-east).
How we handle extract fan repair in Shelvin
Wherever your kitchen is in Shelvin, 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. The work covers belts and pulleys, bearings and roof and wall fans, and people most often call us about a fan shaking on its mountings and a belt-driven fan that squeals.
A callout to a small place like Shelvin goes better when we know what we’re looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Shelvin (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the quote in Shelvin
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Different parts, different methods
Belt-driven fans
Belt-driven fans have a motor that turns the impeller through belts and pulleys. Belts wear, stretch and slip, so we check the pulleys and bearings as well.
Fan controls
Supply faults are a job for an electrician. We will tell you if that is what we find and explain what we found.
Questions from Shelvin
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Shelvin out of hours?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Shelvin is part of our area. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Shelvin?
Kitchens in Shelvin are inspected by Canterbury City council’s environmental health officers. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Repairing the fan doesn’t clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan repair, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. The timing of a visit to Shelvin is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
For extract fan repair in Shelvin, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Fan housings
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. We then come back and fit them at a time that suits your service.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and protects the motor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.