Overview
One Click Dubai repairs, cleans and installs kitchen hoods at home across Dubai, with a technician sent the same day. We work on residential cooker hoods, range hoods and stove hoods of every type: chimney hoods, built-in and telescopic hoods, island hoods, canopy and downdraft extractors, and on the ducts behind them.
A kitchen hood has only four working parts: a fan motor, lights, a control and a set of filters. When it stops clearing smoke, the cause is usually grease in the filters or the duct, not a failed part, which is why repair and cleaning belong on the same page. This page covers faults first, then filters, cleaning, duct cleaning, installation and cost.
Kitchen hood repair in Dubai: the short answers
Kitchen hood repair in Dubai from One Click Dubai starts with a AED 100 diagnostic visit, plus VAT. The technician tests the motor, the capacitor, the switches and lights, checks the filters and the duct for blockage, and gives a fixed price before any repair or cleaning.
The model number is on a label inside the hood, behind the grease filters. Take the filters out and photograph it when you book. Filters and motors are specific to the model.
Which kind of kitchen hood do you have?
A kitchen hood is either ducted, sending air outside through a pipe, or recirculating, passing it through a charcoal filter and back into the room. That one difference decides what weak suction means and which filters you need.
Many Dubai apartments have a hood connected to a shared building exhaust shaft, and many others have a recirculating hood with no duct at all. If you are not sure which you have, hold a sheet of kitchen paper at the top of the hood with the fan on high. Air blowing out means it recirculates.
Kitchen hood not working: troubleshooting what to check first
A kitchen hood that has stopped working altogether, with no fan and no lights, has lost its power supply. A hood with lights and no fan has a motor, capacitor or switch fault. A hood with a fan and no lights has a lamp or lamp driver fault. Splitting it that way finds most faults in a minute.
Before you call, check the isolator. Most hoods are fed from a switched fuse spur on the wall or from a socket hidden inside the chimney cover, and it is easy for one to be switched off during cleaning. Our guide to a kitchen hood or extractor fan not working goes through each check.
Weak suction: smoke and smells staying in the kitchen
A kitchen hood with weak suction is nearly always choked, not broken. The motor is running, and the air cannot get through the filters or out through the duct. Six causes account for almost every case.
A simple test: with the fan on its highest speed, a sheet of kitchen paper held under the filters should be pulled up and held there. If it drops, the airflow is poor. Take the grease filters out and try again. If the paper now holds, the filters were the problem. If it still drops, the restriction is in the duct or the motor is weak.
More in our guide to a range hood not extracting.
Fan motor faults and motor replacement
The kitchen hood motor, also called the blower, is a small electric motor with a drum-shaped impeller, and grease is what kills it. Vapour that gets past the filters coats the impeller and works into the bearings, the motor runs hot and slow, and eventually it seizes or burns out.
Kitchen hood motor replacement takes about an hour on most chimney hoods. The filters and the motor housing come out from below, the old motor and impeller are released, and the new one is wired in and tested on every speed. We fit the motor specified for the hood, since speed, rotation direction and mounting all differ between models. Where the housing is thick with grease, it is cleaned before the new motor goes in, or the new motor inherits the problem.
Noise, rattle and vibration
A noisy kitchen hood has a mechanical fault, an airflow restriction or a loose panel. The kind of noise tells you which.
A hood is never silent on high speed. What matters is a change. A hood that has grown louder while clearing less smoke is working against a blockage.
Lights and bulb replacement
Kitchen hood lights fail more often than any other part, and replacing a bulb is usually something you can do yourself once you know the lamp type. If a new bulb does not light, the fault is in the driver, the transformer, the holder or the switch.
Filters: grease filters and charcoal filters
A kitchen hood has a grease filter on every model and a charcoal filter on recirculating models. The grease filter protects the motor and duct. The charcoal filter removes smells. They are cared for differently, and mixing them up is the commonest cause of poor extraction.
Getting the right filter
Filters are sized and shaped for the hood. Round charcoal filters clip to the sides of the motor. Rectangular ones sit behind the grease filters. Order by the hood's model number, not by measuring. We supply and fit grease and charcoal filters for the common brands, including Faber, Bosch, Siemens, Neff, Elica, Teka, Broan and Ikea hoods.
How often, really
The intervals above assume daily cooking. A household that fries, grills or cooks with a lot of oil should halve them. A filter saturation light on the hood is a timer, and it counts running hours, not grease.
Kitchen hood cleaning and degreasing
Kitchen hood cleaning is the removal of grease from the filters, the inside of the canopy, the motor housing and the impeller. A wipe of the outside is not hood cleaning. A greasy hood interior cuts airflow and ventilation, drips back onto the hob, smells when warm and is a fire risk.
Cover them, and switch the hood off at the isolator.
In hot water with a degreaser, then brush and rinse.
On recirculating hoods, for replacement.
Apply a food-area degreaser, leave it to work, and wipe out the softened grease. Light covers and the filter frame are cleaned at the same time.
The housing is opened and the impeller blades are cleaned, without wetting the motor windings or the electrics.
Where grease collects most.
Stainless steel is wiped along the grain and dried. Glass is cleaned and polished.
Every speed and both lights.
What not to use
Kitchen duct cleaning
Kitchen duct cleaning removes the grease film from the exhaust duct between the hood and the outside. Kitchen exhaust duct is a separate job from air conditioning duct cleaning: the deposit is grease, not dust, and it needs degreasing and scraping, not brushing and vacuuming alone.
The duct is opened at the hood and at any access point, and its route, length and material are checked.
Accessible duct is scraped and degreased by hand. Rigid duct is cleaned through its length where access allows.
Grease-soaked flexible foil duct is replaced, not cleaned. It is cheap, and it cannot be degreased properly.
And free its flap.
Joints are taped or clamped, and the airflow is checked.
In apartments, the duct usually runs a short distance to a shared building riser. We clean your section up to the connection. The riser belongs to the building, and its cleaning is arranged through the building management.
For dust and mould in air conditioning ducts, see AC duct cleaning.
Grease dripping, condensation and smells
Liquid dripping from a kitchen hood is either grease or water, and the two have different causes.
Buttons, touch controls and electronics
Hood controls are slider switches, push buttons, touch panels or a remote. They sit directly in the path of steam and grease, and that is what makes them fail.
Control boards for hoods are model-specific. We identify the part from the model label and fit the correct board.
Kitchen hood installation and replacement
Kitchen hood installation covers fixing the hood at the right height, connecting it to a duct or setting it up to recirculate, and providing a safe electrical supply. We install new hoods and replace old ones, including the ducting.
Replacing an old hood
A like-for-like replacement reuses the duct and the fixing height. A change of type, for example from a built-in hood to a chimney hood, usually means new fixings, a new chimney length and sometimes a new duct opening. Tell us the old and new models and the hob type when you book.
Adding a duct to a kitchen with none
Converting from recirculating to ducted needs a route to the outside and an opening through a wall or into a shaft. In an apartment that normally needs the building management's approval. We survey the route and tell you what is possible before any work.
Brands we repair
We repair, clean and fit filters to every make of kitchen hood sold in Dubai.
For restaurant and other commercial canopies, see commercial kitchen exhaust hood repair. For bathroom and wall extractor fans, see exhaust fan repair.
What kitchen hood repair costs, and repair or replace
Most kitchen hood repairs are small. The hood is a simple appliance, and only the motor and the control board are significant parts.
Replace the hood when the motor and control have both failed on a basic model, when the body is corroded or the glass is broken and unavailable, or when the hood was never suited to the hob. The diagnostic visit is AED 100 plus VAT, and you have a fixed price before deciding.
Kitchen hood service at home in Dubai
Kitchen hood service is done in your kitchen. The hood stays on the wall for nearly every repair and for cleaning.
A repair takes 30 minutes to an hour. A full clean takes one to two hours, longer with duct work.
We cover all of Dubai, including Dubai Marina, JBR, Palm Jumeirah, JLT, Downtown, Business Bay, Jumeirah, Al Barsha, Dubai Hills and Deira.
Looking after a kitchen hood
A hood that is used properly and kept clean rarely needs a repair.
Frequently asked questions
Who repairs kitchen hoods in Dubai?
One Click Dubai repairs, cleans and installs kitchen hoods at home across Dubai, the same day. Call or WhatsApp +971 55 209 9785.
Why is my kitchen hood not working?
No power, a failed motor capacitor, a seized or burnt-out motor, a failed switch or a failed control board. Lights with no fan points to the motor side.
Why is my hood not sucking?
Clogged grease filters, a spent charcoal filter, a blocked or crushed duct or a stuck backdraft flap. The motor is rarely the cause.
How often should grease filters be cleaned?
Every two to four weeks with daily cooking.
How often should charcoal filters be replaced?
About every three to six months. They cannot be washed.
How often should a kitchen hood be cleaned inside?
Every 6 to 12 months in a home, and every 3 to 6 months with heavy frying.
Do you clean kitchen exhaust ducts?
Yes. We degrease the duct from the hood to the outside vent or the building riser connection.
Can a hood motor be replaced?
Yes, in about an hour on most hoods.
Do you install kitchen hoods?
Yes, including ducting and replacement of old hoods.
Do you supply filters?
Yes, grease and charcoal filters for the common brands.
How much does kitchen hood repair cost?
The diagnostic visit is AED 100 plus VAT. The repair or cleaning is quoted at a fixed price before work starts.
Is the repair guaranteed?
Yes, for one month on parts and labour.
Book a kitchen hood repair or cleaning
Call or WhatsApp +971 55 209 9785 at any hour, or use the booking form. Send the model label from behind the filters and tell us whether you need a repair, a clean, filters or an installation.