Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
The Valley extract fan repair
Extract fan repair across The Valley and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A worn or slipping fan belt
When to call us in The Valley
Over the years, mountings loosen and rubber mounts break down. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that is a common source of rattles.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
If a fan fails in The Valley at night or at a weekend, our emergency line is open.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Proof of insurance
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Extract fan repair in The Valley
Diagnosis comes before parts. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked and the speed control too. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. If you have a belt-driven fan that squeals and a fan shaking on its mountings, we can help, from fan motors, roof and wall fans and bearings onwards.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- The Valley (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near The Valley, let us know and we’ll 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
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Nearby places to The Valley
What else we do in The Valley
What staff can safely do
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.
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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan repair won’t do:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- 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
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in The Valley
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
When a fan fails in The Valley
The Valley, about 42 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in The Valley. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
Hall kitchens near Church of St Lawrence, or anywhere around The Valley, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
The Valley is about 6 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Sites in The Valley get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. The Valley is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 12 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the ME13 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. We also cover the places around The Valley: Stalisfield Green (1 mile south), Stalisfield (1 mile south), Eastling (2 miles north), Throwley Forstal (2 miles east) and Throwley (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in The Valley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Spuckles and Kennelling Woods and The Plough Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to The Valley is Charing station, about 3.2 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (2.3 miles north).
What affects the quote in The Valley
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
FAQs for The Valley
Can you work in The Valley outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in The Valley needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in The Valley?
The local authority for The Valley is Swale council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
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.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
Doing both together is often sensible. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
It depends on the fault, the parts and the access. We diagnose first and give you a fixed price so there are no surprises.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.