Essex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Wickford extract fan repair
Extract fan repair across Wickford and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A humming noise from the fan motor
Extract fan repair in Wickford
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt, while a fan that will not start may have a motor or control fault. You hear what we have found before any work goes ahead. If you are dealing with a humming noise from the fan motor and a fan worn beyond sensible repair, we can put it right, from bearings, roof and wall fans and fan motors onwards.
For a pub, café or takeaway in a town like Wickford, no extract fan means no cooking. Our 24/7 emergency callout is there for exactly that, with repair or replacement planned from what we find.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Wickford (SS12, SS11, CM11)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026

Common questions in Wickford
Which council inspects kitchens in Wickford?
Food hygiene inspections in Wickford are carried out by Basildon council. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Can the work in Wickford be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Wickford can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
In many cases, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts, and we will always say when repair makes sense.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
The ductwork is a separate job. We will point out grease where we find it, so you can decide whether to book a TR19 clean.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Typically, a fan repair takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. If parts have to be ordered, we will tell you how long that’s likely to be.
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 are busiest. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. Dealt with now, it’s a planned visit around your hours rather than a callout when the site needs to be open.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Wickford will be.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- Power to the fan is isolated before we open the housing.
- We check the motor, bearings, drive, impeller and mountings.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
For extract fan repair in Wickford, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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 won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
Extract fan repair in Wickford: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 39 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 29 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Wickford. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Kitchens in Wickford get their food hygiene inspections from Basildon council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. At about 28 miles from central London, Wickford sits well inside the area we cover. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Andrew or elsewhere in Wickford, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Oakfield Primary School, rather than mid-term. If you cook near Wickford station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Wickford is about 4 miles north-east of Basildon, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Wickford, we can take on extract fan repair. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Wickford.
Here we cover the SS12, SS11 and CM11 postcode area for extract fan repair. Whether your site is on High Street, Market Road and Upper Market Road or a nearby road, we can help. With the A129 and A132 close by, Wickford is simple for us to get to for extract fan repair. Other places close to Wickford include Shotgate (1 mile east), Runwell (1 mile north), Battlesbridge (2 miles north-east), Rawreth (2 miles east) and Brock Hill (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (9 miles north), Basildon (4 miles south-west), Brentwood (10 miles west), Maldon (11 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south-east) and Billericay (5 miles west).
Landmarks near Wickford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Beauchamps High School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Wickford station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Rayleigh Castle (3.6 miles east) and Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum (2.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Shotgate Thickets.
Part by part
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
Fan controls
Where the fault is in the building’s electrical supply, an electrician is needed. If that is the cause, we’ll say so and explain what we found.
Towns and villages near Wickford
What else we do in Wickford
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, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning doesn’t 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.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
Once we’re done, the extract is back in service. We clear up after ourselves and explain anything you need to know.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings so early attention pays.