Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Spelsbury
Our technicians work in Spelsbury on extract fan repair. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An old fan that needs replacing
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
Extract fan repair in Spelsbury
A faulty fan does not always mean a new one. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back, and that’s what we’ll recommend. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, a replacement suited to the system goes in. Typical jobs include vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a fan that won’t start at all, across fan housings, roof and wall fans and belts and pulleys.
In a village or hamlet like Spelsbury, the kitchens with extract fans are few, wherever there are any. When one fails, the cooking stops, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Spelsbury (OX7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, 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.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Spelsbury
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Bearings that are left to wear can fail suddenly, and that often happens mid-service. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. With notice, the visit to Spelsbury can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Spelsbury
Which environmental health team covers Spelsbury?
Kitchens in Spelsbury are inspected by West Oxfordshire council’s environmental health officers. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Can you get to a site in Spelsbury?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Spelsbury is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Will the kitchen have to stop cooking while you work?
The extract must be off while the fan is opened up. Most kitchens book us out of hours, so service is not lost.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
Every fan job is priced once we know the fault. A belt and a new fan are very different jobs, so give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will arrange a diagnosis.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan faces the weather as well as the grease. Corrosion of housings and fixings is common.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans are compact and common in kitchen extracts. If the motor has gone, a replacement unit is often the sensible option and we’ll talk you through it.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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.
How we price extract fan repair
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
If you need extract fan repair in Spelsbury, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Spelsbury
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
What extract fan repair looks like in Spelsbury
In Spelsbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Chadlington Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Spelsbury, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Spelsbury is about 7 miles north of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX7 area, we can take on extract fan repair. Spelsbury is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 15 miles away.
All of OX7 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Quickset Close and Chadlington Road and the roads around them. We also cover Charlbury (2 miles south-east), Fawler (3 miles south-east), Finstock (4 miles south), Stonesfield (4 miles south-east) and Ramsden (4 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (15 miles south-east), Banbury (13 miles north-east), Bicester (14 miles east), Witney (7 miles south), Carterton (10 miles south-west) and Kidlington (10 miles south-east).
Near you in Spelsbury
For rail, the closest station is Charlbury station, about 1.5 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Chipping Norton Museum (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Blenheim Farm.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Spelsbury run smoothly.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.