West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Worthing
Extract fan repair across Worthing and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A whining or grinding extract motor
How we price extract fan repair
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. 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, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
If you need extract fan repair in Worthing, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Extract fan repair in Worthing, done properly
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Sometimes cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts is enough, and that is what we’ll recommend. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, a replacement suited to the system goes in. The work covers fan housings, roof and wall fans and kitchen extract fans, and the jobs we see most are a worn or slipping fan belt and weak extraction and a smoky kitchen.
A kitchen in a busy place like Worthing may run its fan from opening to close, which wears out belts, bearings and motors. Grease on the impeller makes it worse, throwing it out of balance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Worthing (BN13, BN11, BN14, BN12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan repair in Worthing?
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A dead fan motor
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overheating extract motor
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near St Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Worthing, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Questions to ask before booking
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
Questions from Worthing
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan repair in Worthing?
It can, as Worthing is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Worthing?
Kitchens in Worthing are inspected by Worthing council’s environmental health officers. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
It can be one of a few things, from a worn bearing to a loose fixing. It’s worth having it diagnosed before it leads to a breakdown.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
Yes, when repair does not make sense. The replacement has to suit the ductwork and the cooking before recommending a unit.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Do we need to close the kitchen for fan work?
We isolate the fan for safety. Most kitchens book us out of hours to avoid losing a service.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Ductwork designed too small for the kitchen’s cooking
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Roof and wall fans
Managing agents and facilities teams in Worthing
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Where a site in Worthing has more than one system, we can take them one at a time to keep the rest running.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit at a time that suits your service.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, which means the fan is seen regularly and problems are spotted sooner.
When a fan fails in Worthing
At about 2 miles from the coast, Worthing is close enough for sea air to matter. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. There are about 183 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 81 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Worthing, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Worthing get their food hygiene inspections from Worthing council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
For a takeaway near West Worthing station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Durrington High School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Worthing is in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Worthing, we can take on extract fan repair. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Worthing among them. We also work in Brighton, around 12 miles away.
Here we cover the BN13, BN11, BN14 and BN12 postcode area for extract fan repair. Whether your site is on Church Road, Market Place and High Street or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Worthing on the A24 and A27, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan repair. We also cover Salvington (1 mile north), Offington (1 mile north-east), Broadwater (1 mile east), Findon Valley (2 miles north) and East Worthing (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (13 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles north-east), Littlehampton (6 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (6 miles east), Lancing (3 miles east) and Rustington (5 miles west). Worthing is one of the larger places we cover in West Sussex for extract fan repair.
Near you in Worthing
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The George And Dragon Public House, Durrington Minature Railway and Thomas A Becket First School. For rail, the closest station is West Worthing station, about 0.5 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include The Acre (1.2 miles south-east) and Old Castle (less than half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Highdown Hill and Widewater Lagoon.
Different parts, different methods
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. More parts to inspect, but many faults are straightforward to fix.