East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Alciston
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for Alciston, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Grease filter exchange in Alciston, done properly
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Alciston on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. The interval is agreed before the first visit. If you’re dealing with missing filters in the filter bank and filter washing that keeps being missed, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Alciston, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Alciston (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange looks like in Alciston
Alciston is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Alciston. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital is the nearest hospital to Alciston, about 4.6 miles south-west. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church or anywhere around Alciston, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Charleston Farmhouse, about 1.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Alciston; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Alciston is about 4 miles north of Seaford, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN26 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Alciston is one of them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Work in BN26 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Alciston: Selmeston (1 mile north), Berwick (1 mile north-east), Winton (1 mile south-east), Alfriston (2 miles south-east) and Milton Street (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (4 miles south), Lewes (7 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north-east) and Crowborough (15 miles north).
Near you in Alciston
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rose Cottage Inn, among other places. The closest station to Alciston is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Arlington Castle (1.7 miles south-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Firle Beacon.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Alciston
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
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Your questions about grease filter exchange in Alciston
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Alciston?
That’s Wealden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Alciston. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work in villages like Alciston?
Yes. Alciston is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We will talk you through which suits your kitchen when we quote.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How long does the visit take?
The work itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
An exchange does not take long, and can be booked outside service times. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
How we price grease filter exchange
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Why deal with it now?
In Alciston, as everywhere, a filter service is not a substitute for TR19 cleaning. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. With notice, the visit to Alciston can be fitted around your bookings and events.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Alciston
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
What we do, step by step
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, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. In a small place like Alciston, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.