Exhaust Fan Repair and Installation in Vaughan
Exhaust Fan Repair and Installation in Vaughan is the rooftop side of commercial kitchen exhaust work: the upblast fan that pulls grease-laden air from the hood, up the duct and out above the building. When the belt slips, the bearings run dry or the motor stops, the hood loses its capture and cooking has to pause. Vaughan Hood Cleaning Pros inspects the fan on its curb, quotes the repair or the replacement per job, fits hinge kits so the housing opens at every cleaning, and installs grease containment so the drain feeds a tray instead of the roof membrane. The written quote comes back within 24 hours.
Rooftop exhaust fan anatomy: what wears out, and in what order
The belt and pulleys. Most commercial kitchen exhaust fans in Vaughan are belt driven. The belt is the consumable. It stretches, glazes and sheds a ring of black dust around the curb, the earliest sign the drive is slipping.
The bearings. Two bearings carry the wheel shaft. Once their grease dries out, the fan squeals on a cold start, hums under load, then seizes and takes the motor with it.
The wheel, housing and curb. Every gram of grease the duct does not hold ends up at the wheel. Deposit builds on one side, the wheel runs out of balance, and the vibration loosens the fasteners on the roof curb.
Repair vs replace: commercial kitchen hood repair decisions on a Vaughan roof
The inspection answers one question: are the curb, the housing and the shaft still sound. If they are, the fan gets repaired.
| Symptom on the roof | Repair vs replace | What the job involves |
|---|---|---|
| Black dust around the curb, airflow down at the hood | Repair | Belt replaced, pulleys checked for glazing and alignment, tension set. |
| Squeal on start-up, bearing housing hot to the touch | Repair | Bearings replaced on the existing shaft, wheel cleaned and rebalanced. |
| Housing rusted through, wheel cracked or bent | Replace | New fan sized to the hood airflow, mounted on the existing curb where the curb is sound. |
| Curb corroded, fasteners pulling out of the roof | Replace fan and curb | Curb and fan replaced together, with a roofing contractor for the membrane tie-in. |
Where to find exhaust fan hinge kit installation near me in Vaughan
A hinge kit decides whether the inside of the fan gets cleaned at future visits, or gets wiped on the outside and skipped.
A fan bolted flat to its curb has to be disconnected, unbolted and lifted clear before anyone can reach the wheel or the inside of the housing. On a plaza roof on Highway 7 at two in the morning, that is the step that gets dropped, and the fan becomes the dirtiest part of the system. A hinge kit changes that. The fan tips back in under a minute, a restraint cable holds it open, and the wiring stays connected. Vaughan Hood Cleaning Pros fits the kit during a scheduled cleaning visit.
Older fans on Woodbridge and Maple restaurants are not always a standard base size, so the inspection records the flange and which way the fan has room to swing. The canopy side of the visit is on the exhaust hood cleaning page, and the duct is on the kitchen exhaust hood cleaning page.
Rooftop grease containment in Vaughan: the membrane, the landlord and the plaza manager
The drain at the base of the fan housing has to empty somewhere. Without containment, it empties onto the roof.
Rooftop grease containment is a tray fitted at the fan drain and filled with absorbent media, so condensed grease is caught before it reaches the roof. Grease softens the single-ply membranes on most plaza and industrial roofs in Concord and Woodbridge, and a pool of it around the curb is a common cause of a leak directly above the cook line.
Liability in a plaza lease usually sits with the tenant. A landlord whose roofer photographs a grease-damaged membrane bills the repair back to the restaurant, and a roof warranty can be voided on the same finding. A containment unit with its media changed and photographed at every visit is the tenant's evidence of reasonable care, whether the roof belongs to a plaza manager on Weston Road or a plant in Concord.
Best exhaust fan installation in Vaughan for a new cooking line
Exhaust fan installation is sized from the hood, not from whatever fan was on the roof before.
A new line under a new canopy needs a fan that moves the airflow the hood was designed for. Too small leaves smoke in the kitchen. Too large pulls conditioned air out of the dining room. Vaughan Hood Cleaning Pros installs the fan on a new or existing curb and fits the hinge kit and containment at the same time. A banquet hall on Highway 7 adding a second line, or a Woodbridge pizzeria putting in a wood-fired oven, is the usual case. The wood oven matters because solid-fuel cooking puts the whole system on a monthly inspection interval under NFPA 96, so the fan is opened every month. The intervals are on the NFPA 96 fire code guide.
A fan that will not start is treated as an urgent call, because a kitchen with no exhaust cannot cook.
How much does exhaust fan repair cost in Vaughan in 2026?
Exhaust fan repair, replacement, hinge kits and rooftop grease containment in Vaughan are quoted per job after inspection or walk-through, with the written quote back within 24 hours. For context, a scheduled hood cleaning visit starts at $385 for a single-hood kitchen up to ten feet and $725 for a multi-hood kitchen of two to four canopies.
The price moves with fan size, drive type and the state of the curb and fasteners. A replacement with a new curb involves a roofing contractor, and that coordination is its own line on the quote. Every service is on the services page, and the kitchens this applies to are on the who we serve page.
Next step: call 289-217-9880 or request a written quote. A photograph of the fan on its curb is enough to identify the drive type and the hinge kit that fits.
Exhaust fan repair in Vaughan: frequently asked questions
Can the kitchen keep cooking while the rooftop fan is down?
A cooking line without a working exhaust fan has no capture at the hood, so smoke and grease vapour spread through the kitchen. That is why a fan that has stopped is booked as an urgent call.
Who pays for the fan, the tenant or the landlord?
The lease decides. A typical plaza lease in Vaughan puts the fan with the tenant and the curb and roof membrane with the landlord, and the quote separates the two.
Does a replacement fan have to match the old one?
A replacement fan has to match the airflow the hood needs and the curb it sits on, not the brand on the old unit. An undersized original is replaced with a correctly sized fan.
What does a hinge kit do that a bolted fan cannot?
A hinge kit lets the fan tip back on its curb without disconnecting the wiring, so the wheel and the inside of the housing are reachable at every cleaning. A bolted fan has to be unwired and lifted, which is the step most often skipped.
Is exhaust fan hinge kit installation a separate visit from the cleaning?
Hinge kits and rooftop grease containment are normally fitted during a scheduled cleaning visit, because the crew is already on the roof. The landlord's written approval for work on the curb is the item most likely to hold it up.