Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Strand-on-the-Green, Greater London
Extract fan repair across Strand-on-the-Green and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan that will not start at all
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
Strand-on-the-Green: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in Strand-on-the-Green?
In Strand-on-the-Green, it’s Richmond-Upon-Thames council that carries out food hygiene inspections. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Strand-on-the-Green?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Do you cover Strand-on-the-Green?
Yes. We work in Strand-on-the-Green and across Greater London, within our South East and London area. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Will the kitchen have to stop cooking while you work?
We need the extract switched off during the repair, so the kitchen cannot cook under it. That is why we work evenings, overnight and at weekends.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
That depends on what we find. After diagnosing, we explain whether it can be repaired and quote a fixed price for the option you choose.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Strand-on-the-Green
Wherever your kitchen is in Strand-on-the-Green, fan work means the extract has to be isolated, so we plan it around your service. We can work in the evening, overnight or at the weekend and there’s a 24/7 emergency line if the fan fails while you are cooking. If you’re dealing with a squealing belt on start-up and a fan that won’t start at all, we can help.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and bearings, belts and motors wear out in the end. A fan that’s noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Strand-on-the-Green (W4, TW9, TW8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Strand-on-the-Green.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Extract fan repair around Strand-on-the-Green
Look up Strand-on-the-Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 296 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 83 takeaways and sandwich shops in Strand-on-the-Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Kitchens in Strand-on-the-Green get their food hygiene inspections from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. A failed fan in a London kitchen normally means a closed kitchen, so access details help us plan the repair.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Strand-on-the-Green, can seize between uses. For a takeaway near Chiswick station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Strand-on-the-Green is about 2 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Strand-on-the-Green and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Strand-on-the-Green among them. We also work in London, around 8 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of W4, TW9 and TW8 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Local streets include Kew Road, Maze Road and Kent Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Being close to the A3000, Strand-on-the-Green is simple for us to get to for extract fan repair. We also cover Kew (1 mile south), Grove Park (1 mile east), Gunnersbury (1 mile north), North Sheen (1 mile south) and Turnham Green (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles east), Marylebone (6 miles east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Landmarks near Strand-on-the-Green
Around Strand-on-the-Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Chiswick School, Kew Green and Bull's Head pub. Also close by are Library for Iranian Studies (1.6 miles north) and Kew College Prep (under half a mile south-west). Strand-on-the-Green’s nearest station is Chiswick station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Livat Hammersmith (2.2 miles east) and Barnes Hospital (1.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Strand-on-the-Green include Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. A clean impeller stays in balance, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
When to call us in Strand-on-the-Green
Fans everywhere, Strand-on-the-Green included, live in a hard environment: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Moisture can rust housings and fixings, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A squealing belt on start-up
For school kitchens, at schools like Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Questions to ask before you book
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Different parts, different methods
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts, or the motor itself may be failing.
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 explain why.
Why deal with it now?
In kitchens with an interlocked gas supply, no extract can mean no cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction isn’t sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. A building in Strand-on-the-Green may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Strand-on-the-Green
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
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What extract fan repair cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans