Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Shorne
One call covers extract fan repair in Shorne, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
When a fan fails in Shorne
Shorne is within about 3 miles of the coast. A fan exposed to sea air needs its fixings and housing checked more often than one inland. There are about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Shorne, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. In Shorne, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Gravesham council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
If you manage a school such as Shorne Church of England Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Shorne is about 2 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. Shorne gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: DA12. Extract fan repair is available to premises on The Street, Cob Drive and Crown Green and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Upper Ifield (1 mile west), Shorne Ridgeway (1 mile south), Higham (1 mile east), Thong (1 mile west) and Gadshill (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Northfleet (4 miles west) and Swanley (11 miles west).
Local landmarks in Shorne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Rose and Crown pub, Shorne Woods Country Park and Thamesview School. The nearest railway station is Higham station, about 1.7 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Museum (3.2 miles north-west) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Not far away are Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
How we handle extract fan repair in Shorne
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. If you have a fan that keeps cutting out and an old fan that needs replacing, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Shorne, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, 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.
- Where
- Shorne (DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan repair in Shorne?
Fans everywhere, Shorne included, live in a hard environment: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Moisture can rust housings and fixings and eventually any fan simply wears out.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Shorne, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and the quieter it runs.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, so the fan is looked at as part of each visit and problems are spotted sooner.
Also near Shorne
Other services in Shorne
How the job changes from site to site
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts or the motor may be near the end of its life.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan faces the weather as well as the grease. Rust on fixings and housings is a frequent find.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Shorne.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
What extract fan repair cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything while the underlying wear continues. A proper diagnosis in Shorne gets to the real cause. If the system at a site near Shorne fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- In business since 2009
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Questions from Shorne
Does the sea air around Shorne make a difference to extract fan repair?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Shorne than inland. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Shorne out of hours?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Shorne is part of our area. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before work begins.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How long will the fan be out of action?
That depends on what’s wrong, but most jobs take a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. You will know more once we have found the fault.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.