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Extractor fan repair in West Kensington
Extract fan repair across West Kensington and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- An old fan that needs replacing
- An overheating extract motor
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Do not turn the fan down to hide a noise
- Report new noises from the fan early
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. We explain the fault and the fix, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. A clean impeller stays in balance, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
Extract fan repair in West Kensington, done properly
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough, and that’s what we’ll recommend. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, a replacement suited to the system goes in. Common call-outs are for vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a humming noise from the fan motor, across bearings, kitchen extract fans and fan motors.
London extract fans often sit on rooftops, exposed to the weather as well as the grease, and bearings, belts and motors wear out in the end. A fan that’s noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- West Kensington (W14, SW6, SW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near West Kensington
What else we do in West Kensington
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in West Kensington.
- First, you tell us the symptoms: noise, shaking, weak extraction or no power.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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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How the job changes from site to site
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
Fan controls
Where the fault is in the building’s electrical supply, an electrician is needed. We will tell you if that is what we find and explain what we found.
Extract fan repair around West Kensington
Look up West Kensington on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 1,159 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 142 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central West Kensington. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. We ask about access first for a London fan job, because roofs and basements need planning. In West Kensington, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hammersmith and Fulham council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Cuthbert's or elsewhere in West Kensington, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. If you manage a school such as The Fulham Boys School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
West Kensington is about 1 mile south of Kensington, in Greater London. For extract fan repair in and around West Kensington, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, West Kensington included. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small.
Extract fan repair in W14, SW6 and SW5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Sun Road, Star Road and Field Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include North End (1 mile west), Brook Green (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile south), Hammersmith (1 mile west) and Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (5 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
Near you in West Kensington
In West Kensington, that means kitchens and buildings near Avonmore Primary School, Gwendwr Garden and Seven Stars pub. For rail, the closest station is Kensington Olympia station, about 0.5 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (1 mile south-east) and Fulham Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Campden Hill and The Long Water.
Do you need extract fan repair in West Kensington?
Over the years, mountings loosen and rubber mounts break down. Then every vibration is passed into the duct and the building, which is where knocking and rattling often come from.
Look out for any of the following:
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan that won’t start at all
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
If you cook near Kensington Olympia station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
Questions from West Kensington
Do you cover West Kensington for emergency fan repairs?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and West Kensington is within the area we cover. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Which council inspects kitchens in West Kensington?
Food hygiene inspections in West Kensington are carried out by Hammersmith and Fulham council. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
Common causes are grease on the impeller, worn bearings, slipping belts and loose mountings. Rattles, whines and grinding point to different faults, and we diagnose it on site.
How long will the fan be out of action?
As a guide, it takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Where parts need ordering, we’ll explain the timescale.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
We can. We fit replacement fans as well as repairing old ones and we’ll talk you through what’s involved.
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. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Leave it or put it right?
A struggling motor runs hotter and works harder. That shortens its life and a burnt-out motor is a bigger job than a worn belt. Catching it early keeps the repair small. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
- We are fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.