Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Chartway Street, Kent
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Chartway Street, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Chartway Street
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave and the canopy is refilled straight away. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and baffle filters, and people most often call us about weak extraction at the canopy and a greasy plenum behind the filters.
In a village or hamlet like Chartway Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Chartway Street (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chartway Street
When filters block, extraction suffers. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. It’s simpler to plan the work at Chartway Street now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Chartway Street: your questions answered
Can you come to Chartway Street after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Chartway Street needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Chartway Street?
Fire safety enforcement in Chartway Street is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
That depends on how much there is to do, but for a typical site it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That is how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll show you which ones on the visit.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Places near Chartway Street
What else we do in Chartway Street
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. The timing of a visit to Chartway Street is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Advice
What grease filter exchange looks like in Chartway Street
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Chartway Street and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Chartway Street. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Chartway Street get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Leeds Castle is about 2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. School kitchens, at schools like Kingswood Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Chartway Street is about 5 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Chartway Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Chartway Street among them.
Work in ME17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Chartway Street and Workhouse Lane and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Kingswood (1 mile north-east), Ulcombe (1 mile south-east), Broomfield (2 miles north-east), Leeds (2 miles north) and Ashbank (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles north-west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
What’s near Chartway Street
For rail, the closest station is Harrietsham station, about 3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sutton Valence Castle (1 mile south-west) and KIMS hospital (5.1 miles north-west).
What we’re called out for in Chartway Street
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. The filters catch much of it, and day by day they load up and airflow falls away.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Chartway Street, about 5.1 miles north-west.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies