Exhaust Fan Repair and Installation in Burlington
Exhaust Fan Repair and Installation in Burlington is the service that keeps the motor, belt and bearings on a commercial kitchen roof fan turning, replaces the fan when the housing or curb is past saving, and sets up a new fan over a new cooking line. Burlington Hood Cleaning inspects the fan on the roof, sends a written quote within 24 hours with every part listed, and adds a hinge kit and a grease containment tray so the unit can be opened and the roof stays dry. Home range hoods are outside the scope; the work covers restaurants, pubs, school kitchens, hotels and plant cafeterias across Burlington.
What wears out on a rooftop exhaust fan
Belt and pulleys. A belt-driven fan warns you first. Airflow at the hood drops, smoke hangs under the canopy at the rush, and a ring of black rubber dust collects around the housing. The belt is slipping.
Bearings and motor. The two shaft bearings run on factory grease that exhaust heat dries out. A dry bearing screams on a cold start, then seizes and stalls the motor. A motor that hums without turning, or trips the breaker, has a seized load behind it or a failed winding.
Curb and fasteners. The curb is the frame the fan bolts to. Pooled grease corrodes it, vibration loosens the fasteners, and a fan that rocks lets rain into the duct.
Exhaust fan repair vs replacement in Burlington: how the call gets made
Sound shaft, housing and curb means repair. Any one rusted through means a new unit.
| What the inspection finds | Repair vs replace | Scope on the quote |
|---|---|---|
| Slipping belt, glazed pulley, weak airflow | Repair | New belt, pulleys aligned, tension set, sheave checked for wear. |
| Squealing or hot bearing, shaft straight | Repair | Both bearings replaced, wheel degreased and balanced on the shaft. |
| Housing rusted through, wheel cracked, bent shaft | Replace fan | New upblast fan sized to the hood airflow, set on the existing curb, hinge kit fitted at install. |
| Curb corroded, fasteners loose, membrane lifting | Replace fan and curb | New curb and fan together, roofing contractor booked for the membrane flashing. |
Exhaust fan hinge kit installation: why a bolted-down fan gets skipped
The hinge kit is the cheapest part on this page and the one that matters most.
A fan bolted flat to its curb cannot be opened without pulling the disconnect and lifting the housing clear. On a Fairview Street plaza roof at three in the morning, that step gets dropped: the outside gets wiped, the inside never sees a scraper, and the wheel carries the thickest grease on the system. A hinge kit lets the fan tilt back on two arms with the wiring connected and a restraint cable holding it open.
Older fans on Brant Street and Plains Road East buildings are not always a standard base size, so the walk-through measures the flange and the swing clearance. The canopy side of that visit is on the hood cleaning services page, and the duct between hood and fan is on the kitchen exhaust cleaning page.
Rooftop grease containment in Burlington: the roof membrane, the landlord and the plaza manager
Grease condenses inside the housing and runs out of a drain at the base. Containment gives that drain somewhere to go.
A containment unit is a tray under the fan drain, filled with absorbent pads that are swapped when full. Without it, grease pools around the curb. Most plaza, hotel and plant roofs in Burlington are single-ply membrane; grease softens it, opens the seams and voids the roofing warranty, and the leak lands over the cook line.
Liability lands on the tenant. A plaza manager on Harvester Road or Mainway sends a roofer to find the leak, the roofer photographs a grease-stained membrane under the fan, and the invoice goes to the restaurant. A tray photographed at every visit is the tenant's proof of reasonable care.
Range hood repair and installation in Burlington: commercial kitchens only
Range hood repair and installation in Burlington means the commercial exhaust system over a cooking line. Home range hoods are not serviced.
Homeowners with a stopped kitchen hood call this number too, and they get a straight answer: residential hoods, over-the-range microwaves and condo hood vents belong with an appliance repair technician. A restaurant range hood that has lost its pull almost always has a roof fan problem, and that is where the inspection starts. A new commercial hood is quoted with its fan, because the two are sized as one system.
Best exhaust fan installation in Burlington for a new cooking line
Exhaust fan installation for a new line is sized from the hood drawing and the appliances under it, not from the fan that came with the building.
A new charbroiler under an existing canopy, a second line in a banquet kitchen on North Service Road, or a Millcroft pizzeria adding a wood-fired oven all change the airflow the fan has to move. Too small leaves smoke in the kitchen. Too large pulls conditioned air out of the dining room. Burlington Hood Cleaning sets the new fan on a new or existing curb, fits the hinge kit and containment tray at the same time. The wood oven puts the system on a monthly interval under NFPA 96, so that fan gets opened twelve times a year. The intervals are on the NFPA 96 fire code page.
How much does exhaust fan repair cost in Burlington in 2026?
Exhaust fan repair, replacement, hinge kits and rooftop grease containment in Burlington are quoted per job after inspection, with every part itemised and the written quote back within 24 hours.
The number moves with fan size, belt or direct drive, motor horsepower, and whether the curb survives. A fan and curb replacement carries a separate roofing line so the landlord can see what belongs to the building. When a fan job is booked with a scheduled cleaning, the cleaning sits on its own line, from $585 per visit for a single-hood kitchen up to ten feet and from $995 per visit for a multi-hood kitchen of two to four canopies. Everything else is on the services page.
Next step: call 289-797-3190 or request a written quote. A phone photograph of the fan from the side is enough to identify the hinge kit that fits.
Exhaust fan repair in Burlington: frequently asked questions
Does Burlington Hood Cleaning fix home range hoods?
Home range hoods are not serviced. Residential hoods and over-the-range microwaves belong with an appliance repair technician. This service covers the fan, hood and duct over a commercial cooking line only.
How quickly can a fan that has stopped be looked at?
A stopped fan is booked as an urgent call, because the kitchen has no capture at the hood until it turns again.
Who pays for a rooftop fan repair, the tenant or the landlord?
The lease decides. Most Burlington plaza leases put the fan, motor and belts with the tenant and the curb and membrane with the landlord, and the quote splits those onto separate lines.
Can a hinge kit go on an older fan?
Almost any upblast fan on a square curb can take a hinge kit. The walk-through measures the base flange and the swing clearance, then matches the kit. An odd base gets a fabricated bracket.
Does a replacement fan need to be the same brand as the old one?
A replacement fan needs to move the airflow the hood was designed for and fit the existing curb. Brand does not matter. An undersized original is replaced with a correctly sized fan.