West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Shipley, West Sussex
For repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Shipley, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A whining or grinding extract motor
Part by part
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Shipley
If an extract fan in Shipley is struggling or has stopped, we diagnose the fault and give you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers belts and pulleys, fan housings and fan motors, and common reasons people get in touch are a knocking noise from the extract fan and weak extraction and a smoky kitchen.
Somewhere as small as Shipley, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Shipley (RH13)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan repair in Shipley: local notes
About 37 miles out from central London, Shipley is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Shipley are the job of Horsham council’s environmental health team. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
For school kitchens, at schools like Shipley CofE Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near The Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Shipley, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Shipley is about 6 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Shipley, extract fan repair is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Shipley is one of them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Work in RH13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Church Close and School Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Shipley include Whitehall (1 mile south-west), Dragons Green (1 mile north), Broomer's Corner (1 mile south-west), Dial Post (2 miles south) and West Grinstead (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south), Haywards Heath (12 miles east), Burgess Hill (11 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Around Shipley
Shipley’s nearest station is Billingshurst station, about 4 miles north-west of the centre. Open spaces near Shipley include Knepp Wildland.
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Visits to a village like Shipley are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
FAQs for Shipley
Is Shipley within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Shipley included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Shipley out of hours?
Shipley is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
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 find the exact cause on site.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Why deal with it now?
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction isn’t sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. In a small place like Shipley, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Shipley businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We are fully insured
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Every job surveyed first
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What else we do in Shipley
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.