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Extractor fan repair in South Ealing
Extract fan repair and replacement in South Ealing, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An overheating extract motor
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
Grease on the fan typically means grease in the duct as well. We can book a TR19® clean of the whole extract, with a certificate and photo report.
Noise is typically the first sign of a fan problem. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job rather than an emergency during service.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in South Ealing
Kitchens in South Ealing call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we diagnose the fault and give you a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers bearings, fan motors and roof and wall fans, and people most often call us about an old fan that needs replacing and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork.
London extract fans often sit on rooftops, exposed to the weather as well as the grease, and in time, bearings, belts and motors fail. A fan that’s noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- South Ealing (W5, W13, TW8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan repair in South Ealing
Which council inspects kitchens in South Ealing?
In South Ealing, it’s Ealing council that carries out food hygiene inspections. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do you cover South Ealing for emergency fan repairs?
Day or night, a failed fan in South Ealing can be reported on our emergency line. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How long will the fan be out of action?
It depends on the fault, but most jobs take a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. We’ll give you a better idea once we have diagnosed it.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Managing agents and facilities teams in South Ealing
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Signs you need extract fan repair in South Ealing
Any kitchen that cooks for long hours works its fan hard, in South Ealing or anywhere else. Belts on a belt-driven fan stretch and wear and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A dead fan motor
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A motor that trips out or overheats
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Grange Primary School, rather than mid-term.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Before any visit in South Ealing, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What the work involves, part by part
Direct-drive fans
Many kitchen extracts use direct-drive fans. When the motor fails, replacing the whole fan unit can make more sense than repairing it and we’ll talk you through it.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan faces the weather as well as the grease. Corrosion of housings and fixings is common.
Towns and villages near South Ealing
Other services in South Ealing
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Extract fan repair in South Ealing: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 443 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 94 takeaways and sandwich shops across South Ealing 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. Lifting a replacement fan onto a London roof can need a loading slot and the building’s agreement. Kitchens in South Ealing get their food hygiene inspections from Ealing council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
For a takeaway near Brentford station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in South Ealing, can seize between uses.
South Ealing is about 1 mile south of Ealing, in Greater London. For extract fan repair in and around South Ealing, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including South Ealing. South Ealing is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. We also work in London, around 9 miles away.
We work across the W5, W13 and TW8 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. You will find streets such as South Road, Elers Road and Carew Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover Ealing (1 mile north), Hanwell (1 mile north-west), West Ealing (2 miles west), Pitshanger (2 miles north) and Brentham Garden Suburb (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Around South Ealing
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Lammas Park, Ealing Independent College and Ealing Park Tavern. Also close by are Library for Iranian Studies (1.4 miles east) and Great Ealing School (under half a mile north). South Ealing’s nearest station is Brentford station, about 0.9 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (0.9 miles east) and Ealing Hospital (1.7 miles west). Open spaces near South Ealing include Kew Gardens Lake and Castlebar Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract, and the fault carries on developing. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. It’s better booked as a planned job in South Ealing than handled as an emergency.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
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