Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Winchester, Hampshire
Extract fan repair across Winchester and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- An overheating extract motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Winchester questions
Which environmental health team covers Winchester?
Food hygiene inspections in Winchester are carried out by Winchester City council. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Can you come to Winchester after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Winchester needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
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 find the exact cause on site.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Doing both together is often sensible. A full clean takes in the whole extract, including the fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
We look at repairing it first. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer and we will tell you the reasons.
Extract fan repair in Winchester
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. Typical jobs include an overheating extract motor and a fan worn beyond sensible repair, on bearings, kitchen extract fans and belts and pulleys.
Winchester is big enough to have kitchens of every kind, and every one relies on its extract fan. A failed fan typically means a kitchen can’t cook safely, so our 24/7 emergency line matters.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Why act early in Winchester
A noisy fan rarely fixes itself. Bearings that are left to wear can fail suddenly, and that often happens mid-service. Sorting it while it still runs is far easier to plan. In a busy place like Winchester, a system that is left only gets dirtier and harder to put right.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Winchester
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
When a fan fails in Winchester
There are about 121 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 29 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Winchester, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Winchester. 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.
For a takeaway near Winchester station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. For school kitchens, at schools like St Bede Church of England Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Winchester is in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Winchester or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Winchester is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for extract fan repair. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (10 miles or so).
All of SO22, SO23, SO32 and SO21 is within our area for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as The Square, Market Street and Market Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. With the A31 and A32 close by, Winchester is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Close by, we work in Bar End (1 mile south-east), Highcliffe (1 mile east), Hyde (1 mile north), St Cross (1 mile south) and Stanmore (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (6 miles south-west) and Hedge End (10 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Hampshire, Winchester has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for extract fan repair.
Local landmarks in Winchester
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Peter Symonds College, The Green Man pub and Leigh House Hospital, among other places. The nearest railway station is Winchester station, about 0.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Winchester City Museum (within half a mile north-east) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (under half a mile east). The countryside around Winchester includes Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
Part by part
Motors and bearings
Rumbling and grinding normally come from the bearings. We find out whether the bearings or the motor is at fault and then recommend the fix.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself since the motor isn’t always to blame.
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How we price extract fan repair
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Do you need extract fan repair in Winchester?
Not every problem is mechanical. Speed controllers, isolators and wiring can all fail so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church, or anywhere in Winchester, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. In Winchester, bigger jobs are often split over several out-of-hours visits.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- The repair or replacement is carried out and the fan is run and checked.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.