Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in West Hampstead
Extract fan repair across West Hampstead and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
Extract fan repair in West Hampstead, done properly
Grease is hard on extract fans. A coated impeller spins unevenly and the vibration wears out bearings and fixings. So when we repair extract fan, we look at the grease too and can arrange a TR19® clean of the whole system at the same time. We are often asked to deal with a fan shaking on its mountings and a fan that whines, hums or grinds, on belts and pulleys, kitchen extract fans and bearings.
For a London kitchen, a failed extract fan usually means the cooking stops. In West Hampstead, as across London, fans often sit on a roof or deep in a plant space, so we ask about access first.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- West Hampstead (NW3, NW6, NW2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in West Hampstead
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
Why act early in West Hampstead
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. The kitchen becomes an uncomfortable place to work and grease has more chance to settle on surfaces and in the duct. It’s better booked as a planned job in West Hampstead than handled as an emergency.
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
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Extract fan repair in West Hampstead: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 445 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 130 sandwich bars and takeaways across West Hampstead 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 West Hampstead, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Camden council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. In London, a fan on a roof or in a basement can take planning to reach, with parking and loading to arrange.
For a takeaway near Finchley Road & Frognal station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Emmanuel Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Presbyterian Church Of St Andrew or elsewhere in West Hampstead, can seize between uses.
West Hampstead is about 3 miles north-west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of West Hampstead or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and West Hampstead is one of them. There’s also a page for London, about 6 miles away.
Every address in NW3, NW6 and NW2 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as Mill Lane, Acol Road and Ajax Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. With the A502 close by, West Hampstead is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan repair. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Fortune Green (1 mile west), Hampstead (1 mile east), Greenhill (1 mile east), Childs Hill (1 mile north-west) and Vale of Health (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south-east), Marylebone (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south), St Pancras (4 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (5 miles east).
Near you in West Hampstead
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around South Hampstead High School, Holly Bush pub and Kilburn Grange Park and the streets around them. West Hampstead has its own railway station: Finchley Road & Frognal station. Other landmarks nearby include Isokon Gallery (1.2 miles east) and New End Hospital (0.5 miles north-east). Not far away are Parliament Hill and Westbere Copse.
FAQs for West Hampstead
Is parking a problem for work in West Hampstead?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Can you come to West Hampstead after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
The cost depends on what’s wrong and how easy the fan is to reach. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. If repair is not sensible, we replace the fan. We check the duct size and the extract the kitchen needs so we confirm that first.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Is West Hampstead in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes West Hampstead.
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How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in West Hampstead is no exception.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Different parts, different methods
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself, because a fan that won’t start is not always a failed motor.
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
What affects the quote in West Hampstead
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.