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Extractor fan repair in Sonning Common
For repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Sonning Common, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A fan that keeps cutting out
What extract fan repair looks like in Sonning Common
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Sonning Common and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. We cover Sonning Common, about 38 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Food hygiene inspections in Sonning Common are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
For school kitchens, at schools like Sonning Common Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Sonning Common is about 3 miles north of Caversham, in Reading. From the centre of Sonning Common to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 34 places across Reading, large and small.
Every address in RG4 and RG9 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Wood Lane, Green Lane and Woodbury Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Peppard Hill (1 mile north-west), Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile north), Kidmore End (1 mile south-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile north-west) and Shepherd's Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Caversham (3 miles south), Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Reading, Sonning Common has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for extract fan repair.
What’s near Sonning Common
In Sonning Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, The Warwick School and Hare & Hounds pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Sonning Common is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 3.7 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). Not far away are Sonning Hill and Warburg Nature Reserve.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Sonning Common
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. The work covers kitchen extract fans, fan housings and bearings, and the jobs we see most are a fan that keeps cutting out and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen.
Around a place like Sonning Common, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan can’t carry on cooking as normal. Our 24/7 emergency line is there for exactly that.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Sonning Common (RG4, RG9)
- Region
- Reading
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Sonning Common
Signs you need extract fan repair in Sonning Common
Kitchen extract fans in Sonning Common face the same conditions as anywhere else: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Condensation can corrode parts, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
Hall kitchens near The Church of Christ the King, or anywhere around Sonning Common, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
FAQs for Sonning Common
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Sonning Common?
That’s South Oxfordshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Sonning Common. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Can you come to Sonning Common after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is Sonning Common in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Sonning Common, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. We then come back and fit them outside your busiest hours.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans outside are exposed to rain and condensation. Corrosion of housings and fixings is common.
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. We check the belt condition, tension and alignment and replaced if they’re worn.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that is running slowly isn’t clearing the kitchen properly. Staff work in hotter, steamier air, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Visits to a place like Sonning Common are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan repair in Sonning Common, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.