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Grease Filter Exchange in Kent

Grease filter exchange in all 922 towns and villages of Kent, done evenings, overnight or at weekends, with a fixed quote before we start and a report with photos afterwards.

Grease Filter Exchange across Kent

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Grease filter exchange across Kent

A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or get in touch for a quick quote.

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About grease filter exchange in Kent

An exchange visit in Kent doesn’t take long. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. If something looks wrong, we tell you. We’re often asked to deal with grease dripping from the canopy and grease collecting in the filter channels, on island canopies, baffle filters and mesh filters.

Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens.

First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
The filters are checked for fit before we go.
Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.

What affects the price in Kent

Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.

What you get with us

Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Fully insured
Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

Get a fixed quote

To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.

Local landmarks in Maidstone

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Paper Makers Arms, Maidstone Grammar School and St Philip's Church, among other places. Other local landmarks include River Len LNR (under half a mile north-east), South Borough Primary School (less than half a mile south) and St Augustine Academy (1.2 miles west). The closest station to Maidstone is Maidstone West station, about 0.6 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Maidstone Carriage Museum (within half a mile north-west) and Oakwood Hospital (1.8 miles west). The countryside around Maidstone includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.

Grease filter exchange across Kent: local notes

In Kent, we work in places such as Maidstone, Ashford and Canterbury and well beyond. Every place on our Kent list (922 in all) is covered, with cleans booked around trading hours.

Across London and the South East, we work evenings, overnight and weekends, so sites across Kent do not have to lose a day. Coastal kitchens in Kent often have their busiest months in the summer, so it pays to book work around the busy season.

Maidstone: A hospital like Oakwood Hospital, about 1.8 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Maidstone West station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.

Why it fails

Kitchens in Kent, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.

Common reasons sites call us include:

Filter washing that keeps being missed
Damaged filters letting grease past
Blocked baffle filters
Grease dripping from the canopy

Looking after it afterwards

Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:

Report a dripping canopy early
Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Always run the extract while cooking
Tell us if the menu or opening hours change

Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.

Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.

What the work involves, part by part

Canopy filter housings

The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.

School, care home and staff kitchens

Kitchens that cook for set mealtimes still load their filters though normally at a gentler pace.

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.

Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.

When it’s something else

In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:

A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean

Your questions about grease filter exchange in Kent

How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?

The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening and we’ll adjust it.

How much notice do you need?

It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.

Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?

Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. We check what’s in your canopies first and set up the service around them.

Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?

We can. Cleaning your existing filters is an option while others want an exchange. Either way, the canopy isn’t left without filters during service.

Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?

A filter change is quick and can be timed around service. The canopy shouldn’t be used without filters, so we swap them in one go.

What about areas you cannot get to?

They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.

Do you take the used filters away?

Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning and the clean set stays in the canopy.