Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Wallingford
Need extract fan repair in Wallingford? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An overheating extract motor
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- An old fan that needs replacing
Extract fan repair in Wallingford, done properly
Kitchens in Wallingford call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we find the cause and quote a fixed price to repair or replace it. When the fan gives up mid-service, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Typical jobs include a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen and a fan that won’t start at all, on belts and pulleys, bearings and fan housings.
Around a place like Wallingford, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan cannot carry on cooking as normal. That’s what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Wallingford (OX10)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan repair in Wallingford
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Wallingford?
Extract fan emergencies in Wallingford are covered around the clock. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Will you come out to Wallingford?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Different parts, different methods
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. Belts are checked for wear, tension and alignment and replaced if they’re worn.
Impellers and housings
Where an impeller is bent or corroded, cleaning will not help. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What extract fan repair cannot fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
What we’re called out for in Wallingford
Some grease always slips past the filters and reaches the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and the noise follows.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Mary-le-More, or anywhere in Wallingford, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Before booking anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Your opening hours decide when we come to Wallingford, not ours.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
If you need extract fan repair in Wallingford, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. We explain the fault and the fix along with anything else that needs watching.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
Leave it or put it right?
Vibration does damage beyond the fan. It loosens fixings, strains duct connections and wears the housing and the eventual repair is larger. A site near Wallingford that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Extract fans in Wallingford
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 22 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways and sandwich shops in Wallingford and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Wallingford. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. Getting the fan running again is the priority. We cover Wallingford, about 45 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.
For school kitchens, at schools like Fir Tree Junior School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Wallingford is about 5 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Wallingford and the rest of Oxfordshire. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
Extract fan repair in OX10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Station Road, High Street and Hawthorn Close and nearby roads. With the A4130 close by, Wallingford is simple for us to get to for extract fan repair. Other places close to Wallingford include Preston Crowmarsh (1 mile north-east), Mackney (1 mile west), Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (2 miles north-west), Benson (2 miles north-east) and Shillingford (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles north-west), Didcot (5 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north-east), Wantage (13 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (11 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Wallingford
Typical jobs here are in premises near Wallingford School, Wallingford School and The Cross Keys Public House. Wallingford’s nearest station is Cholsey station, about 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Wallingford Castle (within half a mile east). Not far away are Wittenham Clumps and Cholsey Marsh.