West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Bolney grease filter exchange
We cover Bolney for a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Grease filter exchange in Bolney
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork though vapour still carries some grease past them. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. The work covers baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about grease collecting in the filter channels and drips falling from the filters onto equipment.
For a kitchen in or near Bolney, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Bolney (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Bolney
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Bolney and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), 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 Bolney is West 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. Food hygiene inspections in Bolney are the job of Mid Sussex council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ockenden Manor is about 2.5 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary Magdalene's Church or elsewhere in Bolney, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 2.6 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Bolney is about 4 miles north-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bolney and the rest of West Sussex. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Bolney among them. We also work in Brighton, around 12 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in RH17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on The Street, Cherry Lane and Top Street and the roads around them. Other places close to Bolney include Crosspost (1 mile south-west), Twineham Green (2 miles south), Twineham (2 miles south), Wineham (3 miles south-west) and Kent Street (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (8 miles north), Horsham (7 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles east), Burgess Hill (4 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (12 miles north-east).
Around Bolney
Bolney’s nearest station is Wivelsfield station, roughly 4.1 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (2.6 miles south-east) and Cuckfield Museum (2.6 miles east). Not far away are Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Part by part
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Leave it or put it right?
Clogged filters choke the extract. Heat and fumes hang in the kitchen while the fan strains. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. Planning a trip to Bolney ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Bolney
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common questions in Bolney
Is Bolney within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Bolney?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Visits are short, and can be booked outside service times. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. The first step is recording what you have and set up the service around them.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Bolney
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bolney
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Bolney and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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What grease filter exchange can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease deep in the extract system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Bolney
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Make sure no filter is left out
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy from the moment they’re fitted. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.