Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Tickham, Kent
We cover Tickham for extract fan repair. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A motor that trips out or overheats
Extract fan repair around Tickham
Look up Tickham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Tickham. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. We cover Tickham, about 41 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Tickham are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary, or anywhere around Tickham, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Lynsted and Norton Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Tickham is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Anywhere in ME9, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. Tickham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for extract fan repair. Maidstone is in our area too, about 13 miles from Tickham.
Extract fan repair in ME9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Nouds Lane and Tickham Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Lewson Street (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Teynham (1 mile north) and Deerton Street (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Tickham
In Tickham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plough Inn. The nearest railway station is Teynham station, roughly 1.4 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (1.9 miles south).
Extract fan repair in Tickham
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. The aim is steady, quiet extraction and a clear explanation of what was done. If you have a squealing belt on start-up and an extract that vibrates through the ductwork, we can help, from fan housings, fan motors and roof and wall fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as Tickham, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. When one fails, the cooking stops, and emergency callout is available 24/7, villages included.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Tickham (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Tickham.
- 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.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. You will hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the whole system on a regular cycle, so the fan is looked at as part of each visit and wear is caught earlier.
Why deal with it now?
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Without extraction, the heat and fumes build up fast and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. Somewhere as small as Tickham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Tickham businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Tickham: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Tickham?
Yes. Tickham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Tickham out of hours?
Tickham is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. Grease on the fan typically means grease in the ducts and we can plan the two together.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What extract fan repair can’t fix
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Tickham
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
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, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.