Surrey · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Tattenham Corner
Extract fan repair in Tattenham Corner from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A dead fan motor
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Tattenham Corner
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. The work covers fan housings, kitchen extract fans and belts and pulleys, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan that won’t start at all and a fan that keeps cutting out.
Somewhere as small as Tattenham Corner, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Tattenham Corner (KT18, KT20, KT17)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan repair
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How big the system is
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease deposits unbalance it and make it shake.
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow or the motor may be near the end of its life.
Extract fan repair in Tattenham Corner: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 24 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 takeaways in and around Tattenham Corner, up to about a mile and a half out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Tattenham Corner are the job of Reigate and Banstead council’s environmental health team. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Tattenham Corner, about 15 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you run a café or takeaway near Tattenham Corner station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Mark, or anywhere in Tattenham Corner, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Tattenham Corner is about 2 miles south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. From the centre of Tattenham Corner to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Tattenham Corner is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover for commercial clients. Our London page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Here we cover the KT18, KT20 and KT17 postcode area for extract fan repair. You’ll find streets such as Old London Road, Epsom Lane North and Azor Place, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Close by, we work in Great Burgh (1 mile east), Epsom Downs (1 mile north), Langley Vale (1 mile west), Burgh Heath (1 mile east) and Nork (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (14 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (6 miles south-east), Ewell (3 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles south).
Around Tattenham Corner
Typical jobs here are in premises near Derby Arms, The Beacon School and Aberdour School, among other places. Tattenham Corner has its own railway station: Tattenham Corner station. A little further out are The Ashley Centre (1.9 miles north-west) and Walton on the Hill (1.9 miles south). Not far away are Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
Common problems we fix in Tattenham Corner
Fan bearings do not last for ever, especially in a hot, greasy airstream. As they wear, you hear a whine or a rumble, and if they’re left they can seize.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A dead fan motor
- A humming noise from the fan motor
If you manage a school such as Epsom Downs Primary School and Children's Centre and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- What hours they’ll be on site
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, so a failing fan is worth dealing with early. A planned visit to Tattenham Corner is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Tattenham Corner questions
Do you cover Tattenham Corner for emergency fan repairs?
Day or night, a failed fan in Tattenham Corner can be reported on our emergency line. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Tattenham Corner?
Kitchens in Tattenham Corner are inspected by Reigate and Banstead council’s environmental health officers. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
Noise usually comes from grease build-up, bearings, belts or loose fixings. Each sounds a little different, and we diagnose it on site.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Tattenham Corner, let us know and we will plan around it.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.