Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Swanscombe
Professional extract fan repair in and around Swanscombe, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A dead fan motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
What the work involves, part by part
Motors and bearings
Rumbling and grinding typically come from the bearings. We find out whether the bearings or the motor is at fault and then recommend the fix.
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and renew them where needed.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Swanscombe
Grease and fans do not mix. Deposits on the impeller throw it out of balance, which shakes the bearings and mountings. That is why we check the grease whenever we work on a fan, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. The work covers fan housings, bearings and roof and wall fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a squealing belt on start-up and an extract fan that rattles or knocks.
For a fan repair near Swanscombe, we plan the journey and bring what the job is likely to need, so photos of the fan and its rating plate help.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Swanscombe (DA9, DA10)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Also near Swanscombe
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Leave it or put it right?
Wherever the kitchen is, Swanscombe included, the fan often sits on an outside wall or roof, so its noise doesn’t stay in the kitchen. Dealing with the fault brings the noise back down before neighbours notice. In a smaller place like Swanscombe, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
What affects the quote in Swanscombe
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
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, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. In a place like Swanscombe, we fit the visit around your hours.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
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 will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
Noise is normally the first sign of a fan problem. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Swanscombe and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Extract fan repair around Swanscombe
Food Standards Agency records list about 62 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 18 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Swanscombe. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. It’s Dartford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Swanscombe. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. Swanscombe, about 17 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
If you run a kitchen close to Greenhithe for Bluewater station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush. Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary, or anywhere around Swanscombe, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick. If you manage a school such as Knockhall Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Swanscombe is about 3 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Swanscombe, extract fan repair is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, about 16 miles from Swanscombe.
Extract fan repair in DA9 and DA10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include London Road, Craylands Square and High Street, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. You’ll find Swanscombe on the A206 and A226, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Swanscombe, we cover Greenhithe (1 mile north-west), Stone (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile south), West Thurrock (2 miles north) and Darenth (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Dartford (3 miles west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (4 miles east), Northfleet (3 miles south-east), Swanley (6 miles south-west) and Kings Hill (13 miles south).
Around Swanscombe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Castle Hill Park, The Ebbsfleet Academy and The Pier Hotel, among other places. The closest station to Swanscombe is Greenhithe for Bluewater station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Stone Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Bluewater (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Swanscombe includes Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Swanscombe questions
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Swanscombe?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Swanscombe is part of our area. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Do you work overnight in Swanscombe?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Swanscombe keeps running as normal. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.