Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Chartham Hatch, Kent
For grease filter exchange in Chartham Hatch, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
Grease filter exchange in Chartham Hatch, done properly
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum and every filter is checked when we swap them. We point out any that need replacing. Common call-outs are for grease left in baffles after washing and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, on island canopies, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
In a small place like Chartham Hatch, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Chartham Hatch (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Chartham Hatch questions
Who inspects food businesses in Chartham Hatch?
In Chartham Hatch, it’s Canterbury City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover smaller places like Chartham Hatch?
Yes, Chartham Hatch is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we’ll come back with a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It varies with the type and amount of cooking. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening and we will adjust it.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
It isn’t. The rest of the system still collects grease at the right interval.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. We agree the schedule to match.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartham Hatch
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Places near Chartham Hatch
What else we do in Chartham Hatch
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Make sure no filter is left out
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better straight away. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
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.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chartham Hatch
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. With notice, the visit to Chartham Hatch can be fitted around your bookings and events.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why book with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Each visit written up, with photos
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
How it works
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 the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chartham Hatch.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Grease filter exchange around Chartham Hatch
Chartham Hatch sits within the area of Kent 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 Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chartham Hatch. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Canterbury Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Chartham Hatch, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr is the nearest hospital to Chartham Hatch, about 2.9 miles east.
Chartham Hatch is about 3 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. From the centre of Chartham Hatch to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Chartham Hatch is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 21 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in CT4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Town Lane, Nightingale Close and Bigbury Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Chartham Hatch, we cover Chartham (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-east), Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (6 miles north).
Local landmarks in Chartham Hatch
Around Chartham Hatch, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Royal Oak Public House and No Man's Orchard and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chartham station, roughly 1 mile south of the centre. A little further out are Rupert Bear Museum (2.8 miles east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.9 miles east). For a walk, there’s Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.