Brighton and Hove · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Carlton Hill, Brighton and Hove
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Carlton Hill. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Carlton Hill
A clean set of filters is a simple, regular dose of prevention. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy and takes a messy task off your team. Full TR19 cleaning still comes at the right interval, with a certificate. Common call-outs are for smoke and heat lingering under the hood and a greasy plenum behind the filters, on wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Carlton Hill gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
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, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Carlton Hill (BN2, BN1, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Carlton Hill: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Carlton Hill be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 39 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Carlton Hill, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work in villages like Carlton Hill?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Carlton Hill is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or photos and we will quote quickly.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them together and easy to find.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening and we will adjust it.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Carlton Hill
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Grease, kitchens and Carlton Hill
Sea air reaches Carlton Hill, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records list about 692 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 138 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Carlton Hill. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Kitchens in Carlton Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Carlton Hill Primary School or anywhere near Carlton Hill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sussex Eye Hospital is the nearest hospital to Carlton Hill, about 0.7 miles south-east. If you run a café or takeaway near Brighton station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Carlton Hill is about 1 mile south of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Whatever kind of site you run in Carlton Hill, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, and Carlton Hill is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of the BN2, BN1 and BN50 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. That includes premises on New Road, North Road and Brills Lane and the roads around them. With the A259 close by, Carlton Hill is easy for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Hanover (1 mile north), Brighton (1 mile north), West Hill (1 mile north-west), Kemptown (1 mile south-east) and Seven Dials (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Brighton and Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Westdene (3 miles north-west) and Saltdean (4 miles east). As one of the bigger places in Brighton and Hove, Carlton Hill has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for grease filter exchange.
Around Carlton Hill
In Carlton Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Devonshire Arms, Queen's Park and Academy of Creative Training. For rail, the closest station is Brighton station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Sussex Eye Hospital (0.7 miles south-east) and Churchill Square (0.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
Part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
The next exchange is already in the diary. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to keep up.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Tell us when your site near Carlton Hill is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Carlton Hill, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How big the system is
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
More services for Carlton Hill
What happens if it’s left?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that’s the kind of thing inspectors look for. When a site near Carlton Hill shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Full insurance on every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.