Surrey · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Shottermill
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shottermill. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A motor that trips out or overheats
Extract fan repair in Shottermill
Wherever your kitchen is in Shottermill, fan work means the extract has to be isolated, so we plan it around your service. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible, and a fan that dies mid-service can go straight to our 24/7 line. If you have a humming noise from the fan motor and a knocking noise from the extract fan, we can help, from kitchen extract fans, bearings and roof and wall fans onwards.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Shottermill often have fans fitted to a wall or roof years ago. When an older fan fails, replacing it can be the better answer, and we’ll explain the options.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Shottermill (GU27, GU26)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Shottermill
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Without extraction, the heat and fumes build up fast and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Shottermill businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Trading since 2009
- Fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
FAQs for Shottermill
Do you work in villages like Shottermill?
Yes, Shottermill is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Shottermill?
Shottermill is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Typically, a fan repair takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. If parts have to be ordered, we will tell you how long that’s likely to be.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Different parts, different methods
Direct-drive fans
Many kitchen extracts use direct-drive fans. If the motor has gone, a replacement unit is often the sensible option and we’ll talk you through it.
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.
Extract fan repair in Shottermill: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 9 takeaways and sandwich shops in Shottermill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Food hygiene inspections in Shottermill are the job of Waverley council’s environmental health team. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Shottermill, about 40 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St. Stephen's Church, or anywhere in Shottermill, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day. School kitchens can’t easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Camelsdale Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Shottermill is about 1 mile west of Haslemere, in Surrey. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Shottermill and the rest of Surrey. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Guildford, around 13 miles away.
Here we cover the GU27 and GU26 postcode area for extract fan repair. That includes premises on Fox Road, New Road and Lion Lane and the roads around them. Shottermill sits on or near the A287, which makes travel easy for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Hammer (1 mile west), Woolmer Hill (1 mile south-west), Haslemere (1 mile east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north-west) and Hammer Bottom (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (13 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
Around Shottermill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Woolmer Hill School, Woolmer Hill School and The Staff Of Life Public House. The nearest railway station is Haslemere station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (1.3 miles east). The countryside around Shottermill includes Gibbet Hill and Lynchmere Commons.
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Shottermill
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
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What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Around Shottermill, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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. Leave those to us.
Do you need extract fan repair in Shottermill?
Blocked filters and greasy ducts make the fan work harder. A motor that strains runs hot, trips out or eventually burns out.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan that keeps cutting out
If you cook near Haslemere station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
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 outside your busiest hours.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.