Slough · Extract fan repair and replacement
Wexham Street extract fan repair
For extract fan repair in Wexham Street, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An overheating extract motor
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan rattling in its housing
Questions from Wexham Street
Do you work in villages like Wexham Street?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Wexham Street included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can the work in Wexham Street be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Wexham Street can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you replace extract fans as well as repair them?
Yes. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Wexham Street
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt; a dead fan can point to the motor or its controls. We explain the problem, and what it will take, before any work starts. We’re often asked to deal with a fan worn beyond sensible repair and poor airflow at the canopy, across fan motors, roof and wall fans and bearings.
In a village or hamlet like Wexham Street, the kitchens with extract fans are few, wherever there are any. When one fails, the cooking stops, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Wexham Street (SL2, SL3)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. You’ll hear what we found and what we did along with anything else that needs watching.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
How the job changes from site to site
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself since the motor isn’t always to blame.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. For a village or hamlet like Wexham Street, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Extract fans in Wexham Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Wexham Street and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. At about 21 miles from central London, Wexham Street sits well inside the area we cover. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Food hygiene inspections in Wexham Street are the job of Buckinghamshire 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 church or community hall kitchen, near St Andrew's Church Centre or elsewhere in Wexham Street, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Wexham Street is about 2 miles north-east of Slough, in Slough. Across the SL2 area, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Our area takes in 31 places across Slough, large and small. We also work in Reading, about 19 miles from Wexham Street.
Work in SL2 and SL3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Larkings Lane, Hartley Close and Tubwell Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Close by, we work in Stoke Poges (1 mile west), Wexham Court (1 mile south), Fulmer (1 mile north-east), George Green (2 miles south-east) and Iver Heath (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Cippenham (3 miles south-west), Chalvey (3 miles south-west), Langley (3 miles south), Upton (3 miles south), Burnham (4 miles west) and Datchet (4 miles south).
Landmarks near Wexham Street
Around Wexham Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Plough Public House and The Stoke Poges School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Slough station, about 2.3 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include The Pavilions (4 miles east) and Windsor Castle (4.3 miles south). Not far away are Stoke Common.
Do you need extract fan repair in Wexham Street?
Kitchen extract fans in Wexham Street face the same conditions as anywhere else: hot, greasy, damp air for hours on end. Condensation can corrode parts, and age catches up with every fan in the end.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Khalsa Secondary Academy, rather than mid-term.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether VAT is included
When something else is needed
Extract fan repair can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Wexham Street
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
Why act early in Wexham Street
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Worn bearings can seize without much warning, and that often happens mid-service. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. If the system at a site near Wexham Street fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wexham Street
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.