Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Tonbridge
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for commercial sites in Tonbridge and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
How the job changes from site to site
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Impellers and housings
The fan housing collects grease too. We check both and cleaning may be part of the fix.
How we handle extract fan repair in Tonbridge
Grease is hard on extract fans. Deposits on the impeller throw it out of balance, which shakes the bearings and mountings. So when we repair extract fan, we look at the grease too, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. If you are dealing with a fan worn beyond sensible repair and a knocking noise from the extract fan, we can put it right, from belts and pulleys, fan motors and fan housings onwards.
A noisy fan, weak extraction or a kitchen that gets hot and smoky are the usual warning signs. In Tonbridge, as anywhere, a repair before the fan stops is far less disruptive than an emergency.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as 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
- Tonbridge (TN9, TN10, TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How we price extract fan repair
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Do you need extract fan repair in Tonbridge?
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats, trips out or eventually burns out.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An overheating extract motor
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Tonbridge, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the price is fixed
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they recommend a next date
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan repair will not do:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Ignored, they can lead to bigger failures so early attention pays.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in Tonbridge, we will book around it.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Tonbridge questions
Who inspects food businesses in Tonbridge?
Food hygiene inspections in Tonbridge are carried out by Tonbridge and Malling council. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do you cover Tonbridge for emergency fan repairs?
Day or night, a failed fan in Tonbridge can be reported on our emergency line. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
What extract fan repair looks like in Tonbridge
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 50 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 30 sandwich bars and takeaways across Tonbridge and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. About 26 miles out from central London, Tonbridge is part of the South East area we work across. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Tonbridge. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as New Beacon School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. If you run a kitchen close to Tonbridge station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush.
Tonbridge is about 12 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Tonbridge 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. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Tonbridge is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (12 miles or so).
Work in TN9, TN10 and TN11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Old London Road and London Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. Main roads around Tonbridge include the A26 and A227, so getting to you is simple for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Lower Haysden (2 miles south-west), Leigh (3 miles west), Bidborough (3 miles south-west), Southborough (3 miles south) and Printstile (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Tonbridge
Around Tonbridge, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Haysden Country Park, Royal Rise Primary School and Hillview School for Girls and the streets around them. The closest station to Tonbridge is Tonbridge station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are The Milne Museum (less than half a mile west) and Tonbridge Castle (within half a mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.