Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Wellow extract fan repair
Extract fan repair across Wellow and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Wellow
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. Noise can come from grease on the impeller, worn bearings or a slipping belt, while a fan that won’t start may have a motor or control fault. We explain the problem, and what it will take, before we start. The work covers bearings, belts and pulleys and roof and wall fans, and the jobs we see most are a motor that trips out or overheats and poor airflow at the canopy.
For a fan repair in or near Wellow, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Wellow (PO41)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Wellow before we set off.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Other services in Wellow
Extract fan repair in Wellow: local notes
Wellow lies within about 2 miles of the sea. A fan exposed to sea air needs its fixings and housing checked more often than one inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Wellow and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. In Wellow, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council. 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.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Wellow Baptist Church or elsewhere in Wellow, can seize between uses.
Wellow is about 6 miles south-east of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Sites in Wellow get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
Here we cover the PO41 postcode area for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Wellow, we cover Thorley Street (1 mile north-west), Ningwood (1 mile east), Thorley (1 mile north-west), Newbridge (1 mile east) and Shalcombe (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Newport (7 miles east), Ryde (13 miles east), Cowes (8 miles north-east), Sandown (13 miles east), Shanklin (13 miles east) and Ventnor (12 miles south-east). Remote and island sites need a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for extract fan repair.
Around Wellow
Well-known places in the area include Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum (1.7 miles south-east) and Yarmouth Castle (2.4 miles north-west). Not far away are Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve and Compton Down.
Do you need extract fan repair in Wellow?
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. The fan’s movement then travels into the ductwork and structure and that’s a common source of rattles.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Shalfleet Church of England Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What the work involves, part by part
Fan controls
Every fan has controls, from a speed controller to an isolator. A control fault can leave the fan dead or stuck at one speed.
Motors and bearings
A grinding or rumbling noise often means worn bearings. We find out whether the bearings or the motor is at fault before recommending a fix.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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. Leave those to us.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Wellow
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
Questions from Wellow
Can you get to a site in Wellow?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Wellow is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you cover Wellow for emergency fan repairs?
Day or night, a failed fan in Wellow can be reported on our emergency line. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. Tell us where the fan is and how to reach it.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Leave it or put it right?
A struggling motor runs hotter and works harder. Every hour of strain takes its toll, and when it finally fails, it may take other parts with it. Early attention keeps the cost and disruption down. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wellow
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease