East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Southover
Extract fan repair in Southover, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A dead fan motor
- An overheating extract motor
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
About our extract fan repair in Southover
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt; a dead fan can point to the motor or its controls. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. Common call-outs are for weak extraction and a smoky kitchen and a motor that trips out or overheats, on fan housings, roof and wall fans and kitchen extract fans.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Southover often have fans fitted to a wall or roof years ago. When an older fan fails, replacing it can be the better answer, and we’ll explain the options.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Southover (BN7, BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When a fan fails in Southover
Look up Southover on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 49 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southover. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. Environmental health officers from Lewes council inspect food businesses in Southover. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. Getting the fan running again is the priority. At about 44 miles from central London, Southover sits well inside the area we cover. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Western Road Community Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. If you run a café or takeaway near Lewes 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 Michael or elsewhere in Southover, can seize between uses.
Southover is about 1 mile south-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Southover, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. We also work in Brighton, around 7 miles away.
Work in BN7 and BN8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Ham Lane, New Road and Bell Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Southover sits on or near the A277 and A2029, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover Cliffe (1 mile north-east), Lewes (1 mile north-west), South Malling (1 mile north), Iford (2 miles south-west) and Offham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south).
What’s near Southover
Around Southover, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kings Head pub, Priory School and Railway Land, among other places. There’s a railway station in Southover itself: Lewes station. Nearby you will also find Lewes Castle (less than half a mile north-west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Cliffe Hill and Southerham Farm.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Different parts, different methods
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
Why act early in Southover
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. It hides the symptom and weakens the extract while the underlying wear continues. A proper diagnosis in Southover gets to the real cause. A site near Southover that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Southover
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
What affects the quote in Southover
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
For extract fan repair in Southover, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
FAQs for Southover
Do you work at weekends in Southover?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Southover can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you cover Southover for emergency fan repairs?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Southover is part of our area. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
A fan repair on its own doesn’t include the ductwork. We’ll tell you what we see and quote for a TR19 clean if it’s needed.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What a clean will not put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Southover
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
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What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, 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 Southover, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.