Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Sole Street
We cover Sole Street for extract fan repair. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- An overheating extract motor
What happens if it’s left?
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning, and that often happens mid-service. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. Somewhere as small as Sole Street, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with pictures
How we handle extract fan repair in Sole Street
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt, while a fan that won’t start may have a motor or control fault. We explain the problem, and what it will take, before any work starts. Common call-outs are for a fan shaking on its mountings and a knocking noise from the extract fan, across fan motors, bearings and kitchen extract fans.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Sole Street (DA13, DA12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Sole Street questions
Do you cover Sole Street for emergency fan repairs?
Sole Street is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Sole Street?
Kitchens in Sole Street are inspected by Gravesham council’s environmental health officers. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
How we price extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
Once we’re done, the extract is back in service. We clear up after ourselves and talk you through what we found.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
Also near Sole Street
What else we do in Sole Street
What extract fan repair looks like in Sole Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Sole Street. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Sole Street, about 22 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. In Sole Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Gravesham council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
For a takeaway near Sole Street station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. If you manage a school such as Cobham Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Sole Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Sole Street, extract fan repair is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Sole Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of DA13 and DA12 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Local streets include Scratton Fields, Sole Street and Manor Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover Gold Street (1 mile east), Round Street (1 mile north), Henley Street (1 mile south-east), Meopham (1 mile south-west) and Foxendown (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Sole Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Railway Inn, Meopham School and Camer Park Country Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Sole Street itself: Sole Street station. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Museum (3.9 miles north) and Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north). The countryside around Sole Street includes Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
Common problems we fix in Sole Street
Blocked filters and greasy ducts make the fan work harder. A motor that strains runs hot and may cut out or fail.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A squealing belt on start-up
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Mary's Room or elsewhere in Sole Street, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Part by part
Motors and bearings
A grinding or rumbling noise often means worn bearings. We find out whether the bearings or the motor is at fault and then recommend the fix.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. Loose fixings and worn mounts are often the cause.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. The timing of a visit to Sole Street is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.