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Southsea extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for Southsea and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A squealing belt on start-up
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A fan that will not start at all
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Southsea
A faulty fan does not always mean a new one. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back and we’ll say so. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, we fit a replacement matched to the duct and the kitchen. If you’re dealing with an old fan that needs replacing and a dead fan motor, we can help, from kitchen extract fans, bearings and fan motors onwards.
In a town like Southsea, a failed fan normally means a closed kitchen. That’s why our emergency line runs 24/7, with repair or replacement planned from what we find.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Southsea (PO5, PO4, PO1)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Southsea
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, so the fan runs out of balance and starts to vibrate and rattle.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An old fan that needs replacing
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Craneswater Junior School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Southsea
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Nearby places to Southsea
Also in Southsea
How the job changes from site to site
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow, or the motor itself may be failing.
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Extract fans in Southsea
Sea air reaches Southsea, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. A fan exposed to sea air needs its fixings and housing checked more often than one inland. Look up Southsea on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 230 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 107 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Southsea, up to about a mile and a half out. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. Environmental health officers from Portsmouth council inspect food businesses in Southsea. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
If you cook near Fratton station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Margaret of Scotland or elsewhere in Southsea, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Southsea is about 2 miles south of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. If you need extract fan repair in Southsea, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Southsea. Southsea is one of 19 towns, villages and districts in Portsmouth where we work for extract fan repair.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: PO5, PO4 and PO1. Whether your site is on Bath Road, Liss Road and Beach Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Milton (1 mile north-east), Fratton (1 mile north), Kingston (1 mile north), Landport (1 mile north-west) and Baffins (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Hilsea (3 miles north), Wymering (4 miles north), Paulsgrove (5 miles north), Cosham (4 miles north), Drayton (4 miles north) and Farlington (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Southsea
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Festing pub, St Edmund's Catholic School and Mayville High School. For rail, the closest station is Fratton station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. A little further out are St. Mary's Hospital (1 mile north) and Southsea Castle (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Southsea includes Milton Locks.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Southsea
Do you cover Southsea for emergency fan repairs?
Southsea is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Can sea air affect extract fan repair in Southsea?
It can. Salt air reaches Southsea, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
An unbalanced, greasy impeller vibrates and that is one of the most common reasons. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, 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. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Southsea before we arrive.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
If the fan had grease on it, the rest of the system almost certainly does too. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together and you get a TR19 certificate and photo report afterwards.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it and that means less wear.