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Trench Green extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for Trench Green and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A dead fan motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Trench Green
If an extract fan in Trench Green is struggling or has stopped, we find the cause and quote a fixed price for the repair or the replacement. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers kitchen extract fans, bearings and belts and pulleys, and the jobs we see most are a fan shaking on its mountings and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Trench Green (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. That is our job.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. You’ll hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
How we price extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition of the system
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Trench Green.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Part by part
Impellers and housings
The fan housing collects grease too. We check both, and cleaning can form part of the repair.
Belt-driven fans
A squeal when the fan starts is a classic belt symptom. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and replaced if they’re worn.
Questions from Trench Green
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Trench Green?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Trench Green is within the area we cover. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Can you come to Trench Green after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Trench Green doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. We fit replacement fans as well as repairing old ones, and we’ll explain the options.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
When to call us in Trench Green
Blocked filters and greasy ducts make the fan work harder. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A fan that won’t start at all
Hall kitchens near Church of St Margaret and Bardolf Aisle, or anywhere around Trench Green, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What extract fan repair looks like in Trench Green
Trench Green is about 40 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Trench Green are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
Around Trench Green, a failed fan can be reported day or night on our 24/7 line.
Trench Green is about 2 miles north-west of Caversham, in Reading. Sites in Trench Green 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. Our Reading coverage runs to 34 places, Trench Green among them.
Work in RG4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in Chazey Heath (1 mile east), Mapledurham (1 mile south-west), Purley on Thames (2 miles south-west), Norcot (2 miles south) and Tilehurst (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover West Reading (3 miles south), Shinfield (7 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (9 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south), Whitley Wood (6 miles south-east) and Fords Farm (4 miles south).
Local landmarks in Trench Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Pack Horse Public House. Trench Green’s nearest station is Tilehurst station, about 1.7 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (2.6 miles south) and Battle Hospital (2.6 miles south). Open spaces near Trench Green include Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Sonning Hill.