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Grease filter exchange in Chichester, West Sussex

Professional grease filter exchange in and around Chichester, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.

  • Grease collecting in the filter channels
  • Filter washing that keeps being missed
  • Damaged filters letting grease past

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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. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.

What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.

Why choose Duct Doctor in Chichester

  • Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
  • A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
  • Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
  • In business since 2009

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Grease filter exchange in Chichester

An exchange visit in Chichester doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. The work covers mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies, and people most often call us about bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and a canopy running with filters missing.

Most kitchens in a town like Chichester cannot close for a day, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.

Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.

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Where
Chichester (PO19, PO20, PO18, PO10)
Wider area
West Sussex
Reporting
Photo report after every visit
Quote
A fixed quote up front
Working hours
Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
Call
0345 646 2711
Last updated
30 October 2026

Grease filter exchange around Chichester

The FSA’s data shows about 31 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 8 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within about 1.5 miles of central Chichester. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Chichester are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Chichester is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.

For kitchens close to Chichester station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Where a hall near Church of St Paul, or anywhere in Chichester, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like St Richard's Hospital, about 0.5 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.

Chichester is about 27 miles east of Southampton, in West Sussex. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chichester and the rest of West Sussex. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 13 miles from Chichester.

Here we cover the PO19, PO20, PO18 and PO10 postcode area for grease filter exchange. We cover sites on St Martin's Square, Market Road and Old Market Avenue and the roads around them. Chichester sits on or near the A27 and A259, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Portfield (1 mile east), Westhampnett (1 mile north-east), Shopwyke (2 miles east), Maudlin (2 miles north-east) and East Lavant (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (7 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles east). Being one of West Sussex’s larger places, Chichester has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for grease filter exchange.

Landmarks near Chichester

Typical jobs here are in premises near Chichester High School For Girls, George and Dragon Inn and Central C of E Junior School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, about 0.6 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Novium Museum (less than half a mile south) and Chichester Castle (less than half a mile east). For a walk, there’s Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.

Map of Chichester © OpenStreetMap contributors

Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Chichester

There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:

  • The condition we find in the survey
  • The times the site is available
  • Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
  • Travel, parking and unloading

Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.

Helping us quote

When you contact us, these details help:

  • The times we could work without disrupting the site
  • Any previous report or certificate
  • The postcode and the type of business
  • Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall

Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.

Your questions about grease filter exchange in Chichester

Do you work at weekends in Chichester?

Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Chichester keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.

Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Chichester?

Fire safety enforcement in Chichester is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.

What types of premises do you cover?

We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.

Will I get paperwork for my records?

Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.

What does TR19 mean?

TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.

Do you deal with bent or broken filters?

Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll show you which ones when we find them.

Can you come out in an emergency?

Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.

Are you insured?

Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.

How the job changes from site to site

Mesh filters

Mesh traps grease between its layers, which makes hand-washing hard work.

Busy restaurant and pub kitchens

In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.

Multi-site and managed buildings

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.

For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.

Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.

What happens on the day

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. Photos taken on a phone are normally enough for us to plan a job in Chichester and give a fixed quote.

  1. We record the number, size and type of your filters.
  2. An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
  3. The dirty set is lifted out.
  4. Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
  5. We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.

Before we arrive

  • Have your last certificate or report to hand
  • Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
  • Tell us where we can park and unload

Ask for a quote

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.

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What grease filter exchange can’t fix

A few issues sit outside what this work can do:

  • Grease deep in the extract system
  • Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
  • A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly

If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.

What the work covers

  • School and hospital kitchens
  • Mesh filters
  • Island canopies
  • Restaurants and pubs
  • Baffle filters
  • Wall canopies
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