West Berkshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Wellhouse
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts in Wellhouse, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that will not start at all
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mountings
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
If the fan had grease on it, the rest of the system almost certainly does too. A full TR19® clean deals with the canopy, ductwork and fan together, with a certificate and photo report.
A fan that’s starting to make noise is giving you a warning. Getting it checked now means a planned repair rather than an emergency during service.
Extract fan repair in Wellhouse
Think of it as a check-up for the fan: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. The aim is steady, quiet extraction and a plain account of what we found. If you are dealing with a fan rattling in its housing and a fan that keeps cutting out, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Wellhouse, 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Wellhouse (RG18)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Impellers and housings
Grease settles inside the fan housing as well as on the blades. We check both, and cleaning can form part of the repair.
Belt-driven fans
Belt-driven fans have a motor that turns the impeller through belts and pulleys. Worn belts squeal and slow the fan down, and pulleys and bearings need checking too.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Wellhouse
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
What else we do in Wellhouse
Extract fan repair around Wellhouse
We cover Wellhouse, about 50 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wellhouse. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary, or anywhere around Wellhouse, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Wellhouse is about 3 miles north of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Wellhouse and the rest of West Berkshire. Wellhouse is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire where we work for extract fan repair. Reading is in our area too, around 12 miles away.
We work across RG18 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Wellhouse: Hermitage (1 mile west), Little Hungerford (1 mile north-west), Oare (1 mile north-west), Longlane (1 mile west) and Cold Ash (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Newbury (5 miles south-west), Thatcham (3 miles south), Burghfield Common (9 miles south-east), Speenhamland (4 miles south-west), Hungerford (12 miles west) and Spencers Wood (13 miles east).
Near you in Wellhouse
Around Wellhouse, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The White Horse pub, among other places. The closest station to Wellhouse is Thatcham station, roughly 3.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Hampstead Norris Castle (2.2 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Nature Discovery Centre.
Questions from Wellhouse
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Wellhouse?
The local authority for Wellhouse is West Berkshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Will you come out to Wellhouse?
Yes. Wellhouse is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
Repairing the fan does not clean the canopy or ducts. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking and we can plan the two together.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Is there help out of hours when the extract fails?
Our emergency line is open 24/7. Ring us if the fan fails and we will arrange a visit.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed, and we clear up before we go. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Wellhouse knowing what to expect.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- 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 equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Wellhouse
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.
Look out for any of the following:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A fan that keeps cutting out
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Hermitage Primary School, rather than mid-term.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Wellhouse
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
Why act early in Wellhouse
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything while the underlying wear continues. A proper diagnosis in Wellhouse gets to the real cause. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works 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 explain each part.
Why Wellhouse businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.