Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Silver Street extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for Silver Street and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
What extract fan repair can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
How we handle extract fan repair in Silver Street
Grease is hard on extract fans. Deposits on the impeller throw it out of balance and the vibration wears out bearings and fixings. That’s why we check the grease whenever we work on a fan, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. The work covers belts and pulleys, fan housings and fan motors, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan that whines, hums or grinds and a dead fan motor.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Silver Street (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Silver Street
In kitchens with an interlocked gas supply, no extract can mean no cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction isn’t sensible, so a failing fan is worth dealing with early. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Questions from Silver Street
Do you work in villages like Silver Street?
Yes, Silver Street is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Silver Street?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Silver Street is within the area we cover. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
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 explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
It can be one of a few things, including bearings, belts, grease and mounts. It’s worth having it diagnosed before it leads to a breakdown.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
When to call us in Silver Street
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and starts to vibrate and rattle.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A squealing belt on start-up
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Silver Street, can seize between uses.
Before booking anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
Also near Silver Street
Also in Silver Street
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Somewhere like Silver Street, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Advice
Extract fan repair around Silver Street
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Silver Street. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Silver Street is about 36 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. In Silver Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Swale council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Bredgar Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Silver Street is about 3 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Silver Street, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Silver Street among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 8 miles from Silver Street.
All of ME9 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Close by, we work in Bredgar (1 mile east), Oad Street (1 mile north-west), South Green (2 miles west), Danaway (2 miles north-west) and Chestnut Street (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-east), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Silver Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near Westlands School and Cromers Wood. Silver Street’s nearest station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 2.8 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.9 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (3.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Silver Street includes Detling Hill.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
If the fan had grease on it, the rest of the system almost certainly does too. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together and you get a TR19 certificate and photo report afterwards.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures, so it’s worth acting early.
How we price extract fan repair
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.