Essex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Willows Green
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for Willows Green, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
How we handle extract fan repair in Willows Green
Kitchens in Willows Green call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we diagnose the fault and send you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. When the fan gives up mid-service, our 24/7 emergency line is there. The work covers kitchen extract fans, roof and wall fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about a dead fan motor and an overheating extract motor.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Willows Green (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Common questions in Willows Green
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Willows Green at night?
We run a 24/7 emergency line for failed extract fans, and Willows Green is part of our area. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Can you come to Willows Green after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Willows Green needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
Grease on the blades throws the fan out of balance, which is a common cause of noise. Worn bearings, belts and loose mounts are others.
Extract fans in Willows Green
There are about 7 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops across Willows Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. It’s Chelmsford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Willows Green. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. Getting the fan running again is the priority. Willows Green, about 35 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Fan failures around Willows Green don’t keep office hours, and neither does our emergency line. Whether the kitchen is in Willows Green itself or nearby, a fan is checked for grease, wear and damage before we recommend a repair or replacement.
Willows Green is about 4 miles south-west of Braintree, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Willows Green, we can take on extract fan repair. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Willows Green is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for extract fan repair. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (8 miles or so).
All of CM3 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Main Road and Evelyn Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Bannister Green (2 miles north-west), Little Leighs (2 miles south), Watch House Green (2 miles north-west), Blake End (2 miles north-west) and Causeway End (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (8 miles south), Braintree (4 miles north-east), Maldon (11 miles south-east), Witham (7 miles south-east), Halstead (9 miles north-east) and Great Dunmow (6 miles west).
Around Willows Green
In Willows Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Cuckoo Wood. The closest station to Willows Green is Braintree station, about 3.1 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (3.7 miles north-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Willows Green include Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
What the work involves, part by part
Fan controls
We check the controls as part of every diagnosis, because a fan that will not start isn’t always a failed motor.
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts or the motor may be near the end of its life.
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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. All told, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Willows Green knowing what to expect.
- 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.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. Fixings work loose and joints in the ductwork can be strained, so a small repair can grow into a bigger one. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Willows Green is calmer for everyone.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why Willows Green businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
If parts have to be ordered, we tell you how the kitchen can carry on in the meantime. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Willows Green
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans