Brighton and Hove · Extract fan repair and replacement
West Hill extract fan repair
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for businesses, landlords and public buildings in West Hill. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- An old fan that needs replacing
What happens on the day
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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Around West Hill, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- 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.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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About our extract fan repair in West Hill
If an extract fan in West Hill is struggling or has stopped, we find the cause and quote a fixed price for the repair or the replacement. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. The work covers fan housings, bearings and roof and wall fans, and people most often call us about a knocking noise from the extract fan and a fan that keeps cutting out.
Around a place like West Hill, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan can’t carry on cooking as normal. That’s what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- West Hill (BN1, BN3, BN2)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
West Hill questions
Do you cover smaller places like West Hill?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, West Hill included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in West Hill?
That’s Brighton and Hove council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in West Hill. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Should the fan be cleaned as well as repaired?
Often it makes sense to do both. A full clean takes in the whole extract, including the fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Can you tell me the price of a fan repair?
We price each job after finding the cause. Repair, parts or a full replacement all cost differently, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will arrange a diagnosis.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
Common causes are grease on the impeller, worn bearings, slipping belts and loose mountings. Each sounds a little different, and we diagnose it on site.
What happens if it’s left?
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning and the fan may stop when you’re busiest. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. Around West Hill, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in West Hill
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Trading since 2009
Part by part
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease on it throws it out of balance and make it shake.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself, because a fan that will not start is not always a failed motor.
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What we’re called out for in West Hill
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Galeed Strict Baptist Chapel, or anywhere in West Hill, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in West Hill
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
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
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What a clean will not put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan repair will not do:
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair will not touch
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in West Hill
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Kitchen extract fans
Extract fan repair around West Hill
Sea air reaches West Hill, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. Look up West Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 736 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 141 sandwich bars and takeaways in West Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. It’s Brighton and Hove council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in West Hill. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
For kitchens close to Brighton station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as St Paul's CofE Primary School and Nursery, rather than mid-term.
West Hill is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Across the BN1 area, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. 30 places in Brighton and Hove are on our list, large and small.
Here we cover the BN1, BN3 and BN2 postcode area for extract fan repair. Whether your site is on Powis Road, North Road and York Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. West Hill sits on or near the A2010, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to West Hill include Seven Dials (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Prestonville (1 mile north-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Carlton Hill (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (5 miles east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Being one of Brighton and Hove’s larger places, West Hill has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for extract fan repair.
Near you in West Hill
Typical jobs here are in premises near Brighton Girls, The Cow pub and Academy of Creative Training, among other places. West Hill has its own railway station: Brighton station. Well-known places in the area include Churchill Square (0.5 miles south) and Montefiore Hospital (0.5 miles west). Open spaces near West Hill include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.