West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
West Ashling extract fan repair
Extract fan repair for commercial sites in West Ashling and across West Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A fan that won’t start at all
When to call us in West Ashling
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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A humming noise from the fan motor
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in West Ashling, can seize between uses.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
About our extract fan repair in West Ashling
Think of it as a check-up for the fan: listen to it, diagnose the fault, then treat it. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a plain account of what we found. The work covers roof and wall fans, bearings and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are an overheating extract motor and poor airflow at the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- West Ashling (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
West Ashling: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in West Ashling?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in West Ashling keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which council inspects kitchens in West Ashling?
In West Ashling, it’s Chichester council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you work in West Ashling?
Yes. We work in West Ashling and the rest of West Sussex, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Which records should we keep?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, 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.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How the job changes from site to site
Direct-drive fans
Grease on the impeller unbalances a direct-drive fan quickly. Sometimes a clean is all it needs as long as the bearings are still sound.
Impellers and housings
The fan housing collects grease too. Both are inspected and cleaning may be part of the fix.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
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.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Ashling
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What happens if it’s left?
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. Fixings work loose and joints in the ductwork can be strained, so a small repair can grow into a bigger one. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near West Ashling rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like West Ashling, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Extract fan repair in West Ashling: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around West Ashling, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. West Ashling is about 55 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 West Ashling are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Funtington Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
West Ashling is about 3 miles north-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of West Ashling or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. West Ashling is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for extract fan repair. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
We work across the PO18 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. That includes premises on Heather Close, Ashling Close and Portal Close and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include East Ashling (1 mile east), Funtington (1 mile north-west), Broadbridge (1 mile south), Hambrook (1 mile west) and West Stoke (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (9 miles south-east), Chichester (3 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (4 miles west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Near you in West Ashling
In West Ashling, that means kitchens and buildings near The Horse And Groom Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bosham station, about 1.2 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Chichester Centre (3.6 miles east) and Chichester Castle (3.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Stoke Down.