East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Alfriston, East Sussex
We cover Alfriston for grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
About our grease filter exchange in Alfriston
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Alfriston, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service, so cooking isn’t interrupted. Common call-outs are for missing filters in the filter bank and filter washing that keeps being missed, across baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and wall canopies.
For a kitchen in or near Alfriston, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Alfriston (BN26)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
Alfriston questions
Which council inspects kitchens in Alfriston?
That’s Wealden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Alfriston. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work in villages like Alfriston?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Alfriston included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
A change takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold, so disruption is small. We’ll fit it around your service wherever we can.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That is how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Alfriston kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Alfriston. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. In Alfriston, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Alfriston is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as Alfriston School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital about 4.2 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St. Andrew or elsewhere in Alfriston, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Alfriston is about 3 miles north-east of Seaford, in East Sussex. For grease filter exchange in and around Alfriston, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. We work across South East England and London, including Alfriston. Alfriston is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for grease filter exchange. Brighton is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
Here we cover the BN26 postcode area for grease filter exchange. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on High Street, Ropewalk and West Street or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Winton (1 mile north), Lullington (1 mile south-east), Dukes Green (1 mile south), Milton Street (1 mile north-east) and Alciston (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (6 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (3 miles south-west), Lewes (8 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north-east) and Uckfield (11 miles north).
Near you in Alfriston
Typical jobs here are in premises near Ye Olde Smugglers Inn, among other places. Alfriston’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 2.2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Old Forge Museum (Alfriston) (less than half a mile north-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (4.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Alfriston includes Firle Beacon.
Why deal with it now?
In Alfriston, as everywhere, a filter service is not a substitute for TR19 cleaning. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Alfriston is calmer for everyone.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Alfriston
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Also near Alfriston
Other services in Alfriston
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Visits to a village like Alfriston are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
What affects the quote in Alfriston
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.