Southampton · Extract fan repair and replacement
Sholing extract fan repair
Extract fan repair and replacement in Sholing, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Sholing
Kitchens in Sholing call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we diagnose the fault and send you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. When the fan gives up mid-service, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Typical jobs include an extract fan that has stopped working and a fan that keeps cutting out, across bearings, fan motors and fan housings.
Around a place like Sholing, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan can’t carry on cooking as normal. That is what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Sholing (SO19)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Why act early in Sholing
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 is not sensible, so a failing fan is worth dealing with early. Even a site near Sholing that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Questions from Sholing
Is extract fan repair any different in a coastal place like Sholing?
It can. Sholing is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Which environmental health team covers Sholing?
The local authority for Sholing is Southampton council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
In many cases, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair doesn’t make sense.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
If your staff spot something 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’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. We plan the journey to Sholing and bring what the job is likely to need.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Nearby places to Sholing
What else we do in Sholing
When a fan fails in Sholing
Sholing is within about 2 miles of the coast. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 42 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 53 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Sholing. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Food hygiene inspections in Sholing are the job of Southampton 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.
For kitchens close to Sholing station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7. If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Sholing, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Sites in Sholing get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 40 places in Southampton are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of SO19 is within our area for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Sholing sits on or near the A3025, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Other places close to Sholing include Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in Southampton, Sholing has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan repair.
What’s near Sholing
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Red Lion pub, Woolston School and Westwood Woodland Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sholing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Netley Common.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Sholing
Not every problem is mechanical. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as St Monica Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
What the work involves, part by part
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans outside are exposed to rain and condensation. Corrosion of housings and fixings is common.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. The fan is completed on a return visit at a time that suits your service.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.