Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in South Bermondsey
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for commercial sites in South Bermondsey and across Greater London. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
What we’re called out for in South Bermondsey
Fans everywhere, South Bermondsey included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts and eventually any fan simply wears out.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- Poor airflow at the canopy
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Ilderton Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
Extract fan repair in South Bermondsey, done properly
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. Once it turns noisy, sluggish or stops altogether, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. We find out why and put it right, by repairing the fan or replacing it. Common call-outs are for a failed fan that needs a replacement and a humming noise from the fan motor, across kitchen extract fans, bearings and fan housings.
For a London kitchen, a failed extract fan typically means the cooking stops, and a closed kitchen loses a night’s trade. Fans in South Bermondsey are often on a roof or in a basement at the end of a long duct run, so we ask about access first.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- South Bermondsey (SE16, SE15, SE1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Don’t turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
Keep an ear on the fan after the repair. If anything changes, let us know, so it can be looked at before it grows.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures, so it’s worth acting early.
When a fan fails in South Bermondsey
Look up South Bermondsey on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 556 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 392 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central South Bermondsey. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. In South Bermondsey, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Southwark council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. In London, a fan on a roof or in a basement can take planning to reach, with parking and loading to arrange.
If you run a café or takeaway near South Bermondsey station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Augustine or elsewhere in South Bermondsey, can seize between uses.
South Bermondsey is about 2 miles north-west of New Cross, in Greater London. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in South Bermondsey and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of SE16, SE15 and SE1 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Tenda Road, Rolls Road and Simms Road or a nearby road, we can help. With the A2208 close by, South Bermondsey is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan repair. Other places close to South Bermondsey include Surrey Canal (1 mile east), Surrey Quays (1 mile north-east), Bermondsey (1 mile north-west), Peckham (1 mile south) and Rotherhithe (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover City of Westminster (4 miles north-west), Marylebone (4 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Shoreditch (3 miles north) and Walthamstow (7 miles north).
Local landmarks in South Bermondsey
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Kentish Drovers Public House, Paterson Park and City of London Academy and the streets around them. South Bermondsey has its own railway station: South Bermondsey station. Nearby you will also find New Cross Hospital (0.6 miles south-east) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (0.8 miles north-east). Not far away are St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
Questions from South Bermondsey
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in South Bermondsey?
In South Bermondsey, it’s Southwark council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Do you work at weekends in South Bermondsey?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in South Bermondsey can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
Often, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair does not make sense.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is 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 part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in South Bermondsey saves time on the night.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans are often mounted on roofs or external walls. How easy the fan is to reach shapes the job, so we ask about it early.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself, because a fan that will not start is not always a failed motor.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan repair won’t do:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
Why it’s worth doing now in South Bermondsey
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction isn’t sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. In South Bermondsey, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in South Bermondsey
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.