West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Chelwood Gate
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Chelwood Gate, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Chelwood Gate, done properly
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the extract struggles. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and restaurants and pubs, and people most often call us about a canopy that drips grease and blocked baffle filters.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Chelwood Gate (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Visits to a village like Chelwood Gate are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures 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 we start.
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Questions from Chelwood Gate
Do you work at weekends in Chelwood Gate?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Chelwood Gate can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Chelwood Gate?
That is Wealden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Chelwood Gate. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do we need to close while you work?
Typically not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that’s an option. We’ll check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Chelwood Gate
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chelwood Gate
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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.
When to call us in Chelwood Gate
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly so changes need to come round sooner.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (about 5.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Grease filter exchange around Chelwood Gate
About 31 miles out from central London, Chelwood Gate is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Chelwood Gate. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Priest House is about 3.8 miles north-west), access may need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Chelwood Gate Church or elsewhere in Chelwood Gate, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Chelwood Gate is about 6 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Chelwood Gate and the rest of West Sussex. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Chelwood Gate is one of them. We also work in Brighton, about 16 miles from Chelwood Gate.
Every address in RH17 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Beaconsfield Road, Stone Quarry Road and Isle of Thorns, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Chelwood Common (1 mile south), Birchgrove (1 mile west), Wych Cross (1 mile north), Danehill (2 miles south-west) and Nutley (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (10 miles north-west), Horsham (15 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (10 miles west).
Near you in Chelwood Gate
A little further out are Waterbury Castle (2.6 miles west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (5.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
What happens if it’s left?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them, and from there into the duct. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
- How easy every part is to reach
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.