Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Westminster, Greater London
Our technicians work in Westminster on repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A fan that will not start at all
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A motor that trips out or overheats
About our extract fan repair in Westminster
Grease and fans don’t mix. Deposits on the impeller throw it out of balance, which shakes the bearings and mountings. That’s why we check the grease whenever we work on a fan, and a full TR19® clean can be booked alongside. If you’re dealing with a knocking noise from the extract fan and a fan shaking on its mountings, we can put it right, from fan housings, roof and wall fans and belts and pulleys onwards.
In London, a kitchen without working extraction cannot keep cooking safely. In Westminster, as across London, fans often sit on a roof or deep in a plant space, so access is the first thing we ask about.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Westminster (SW1P, W1J, SW1V)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
Towns and villages near Westminster
Other services in Westminster
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Before any visit in Westminster, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What the work involves, part by part
Direct-drive fans
Many kitchen extracts use direct-drive fans. If the motor has gone, a replacement unit is often the sensible option, and we will explain why.
Impellers and housings
The impeller is the bladed wheel that moves the air. Grease deposits unbalance it and cause vibration.
What affects the quote in Westminster
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Do you need extract fan repair in Westminster?
Kitchen extract fans in Westminster face the same conditions as anywhere else: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Condensation can corrode parts, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An overheating extract motor
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A fan rattling in its housing
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Christ Church, or anywhere in Westminster, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Extract fan repair around Westminster
Food Standards Agency records list about 3,298 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 440 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Westminster. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Environmental health officers from Westminster council inspect food businesses in Westminster. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. A failed fan in a London kitchen typically means a closed kitchen, so access details help us plan the repair.
For kitchens close to London Victoria station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7. School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Harris Westminster Sixth Form, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Westminster is about 1 mile south-east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Westminster, extract fan repair is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Westminster is one of them.
All of SW1P, W1J and SW1V is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Eaton Lane, Wilton Road and Castle Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Westminster is on the A4 and A202, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Millbank (1 mile north), Victoria (1 mile south-west), Pimlico (1 mile south), Vauxhall (1 mile south-east) and Lambeth (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Kensington (3 miles west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Westminster
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Matthew's School, St James's Park and Blewcoat School and the streets around them. Also close by are London Library (0.6 miles north) and Grafton Arms (under half a mile south). The closest station to Westminster is London Victoria station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Westminster Hospital (less than half a mile east) and The Crime Museum (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
FAQs for Westminster
Who inspects food businesses in Westminster?
Kitchens in Westminster are inspected by Westminster council’s environmental health officers. An officer may ask how the kitchen is ventilated, so keep repair records with your maintenance file.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Westminster?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Westminster is within the area we cover. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
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.
How long will the fan be out of action?
It depends on the fault, but as a guide it takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. We will give you a better idea once we have diagnosed it.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything while the underlying wear continues. A proper diagnosis in Westminster gets to the real cause. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.