East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Battle grease filter exchange
One call covers grease filter exchange in Battle: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Battle
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. We’re often asked to deal with poor airflow through the filters and grease filters clogged with grease, across wall canopies, island canopies and baffle filters.
Kitchens around a place like Battle are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Battle (TN33)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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FAQs for Battle
Can a school canteen extract in Battle be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Battle. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
Which council inspects kitchens in Battle?
The local authority for Battle is Rother council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. 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 provide a certificate or report?
Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Damaged filters do not seat properly and let grease through. We flag any we find so they can be replaced.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. For a site near Battle, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Grease filter exchange in Battle: the local picture
There are about 20 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Battle, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. The fire and rescue service for Battle is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. It’s Rother council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Battle. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A kitchen near Battle station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. School kitchens, at schools like Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Battle is about 5 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Battle, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Battle is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for grease filter exchange. We also work in Maidstone, around 24 miles away.
All of TN33 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on High Street, Market Road and Station Road and nearby roads. You’ll find Battle on the A271 and A2100, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Steven's Crouch (2 miles west), Netherfield (2 miles north-west), Mountfield (2 miles north), John's Cross (3 miles north) and Penhurst (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (12 miles south-west), Hastings (5 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south), Hailsham (11 miles west), St Leonards (5 miles south-east) and Polegate (12 miles south-west).
Around Battle
In Battle, that means kitchens and buildings near Claverham Community College and The Abbey Hotel. The nearest railway station is Battle station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Battle Museum of Local History (under half a mile north) and Conquest Hospital (4.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
Why act early in Battle
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. The ductwork then loads up faster and grease readings can rise between cleans. Booking now means the visit to Battle is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Battle
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward and we can book that in.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Battle?
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. Much of it is trapped by the filters, and day by day they load up and airflow falls away.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Battle, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered