Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Southborough, Kent
Extract fan repair and replacement for commercial sites in Southborough and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
About our extract fan repair in Southborough
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. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it, by repairing the fan or replacing it. We’re often asked to deal with weak extraction and a smoky kitchen and a worn or slipping fan belt, on kitchen extract fans, bearings and belts and pulleys.
For a fan repair near Southborough, we plan the journey and bring what the job is likely to need, so pictures of the fan and its rating plate help.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Southborough (TN4, TN2)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Southborough
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. A failed speed controller or a wiring fault can stop a fan, and a fan that won’t start isn’t always a dead motor.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
For school kitchens, at schools like Southborough CofE Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What paperwork you get at the end
Common questions in Southborough
Who inspects food businesses in Southborough?
Food hygiene inspections in Southborough are carried out by Tunbridge Wells council. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Can the work in Southborough be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Southborough needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
The price depends on the diagnosis. Once we’ve looked at it, you get a fixed quote for whichever option you choose.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. We fit replacement fans as well as repairing old ones and we will talk you through what’s involved.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Southborough
What else we do in Southborough
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and the quieter it runs.
A fan that is starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job rather than an emergency during service.
Extract fan repair in Southborough: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 59 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 33 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Southborough. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. We cover Southborough, about 28 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Southborough are the job of Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Christ Church or elsewhere in Southborough, can seize between uses.
Southborough is about 1 mile north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Southborough gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 14 miles from Southborough.
Every address in TN4 and TN2 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan repair is available to premises on London Road, Church Road and Norton Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Southborough include the A26, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Southborough: High Brooms (1 mile south-east), Stockland Green (1 mile west), Bidborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south) and Speldhurst (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (15 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Southborough
Typical jobs here are in premises near Barnett's Wood, St Gregory's Catholic School and Flying Dutchman pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is High Brooms station, roughly 1 mile south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.4 miles south) and Tonbridge Castle (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Southborough includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. For a place like Southborough, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
If you need extract fan repair in Southborough, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What extract fan repair can’t fix
Extract fan repair cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair will not touch
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Southborough
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Bearings
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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.
What affects the quote in Southborough
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.