East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Cliffe, East Sussex
Grease filter exchange for Cliffe, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Cliffe
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave and the canopy is refilled straight away. The work covers baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are drips falling from the filters onto equipment and filter washing that keeps being missed.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Cliffe gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Cliffe (BN7, BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Cliffe
Do you work overnight in Cliffe?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Cliffe can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is Cliffe within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Cliffe is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We flag any we find and explain what’s needed.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Your opening hours decide when we come to Cliffe, not ours.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
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 any work starts.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Cliffe
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
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.
Grease filter exchange around Cliffe
Food Standards Agency records list about 48 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways across Cliffe and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Kitchens in Cliffe get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Cliffe is East Sussex 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Thomas at Cliffe or elsewhere in Cliffe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Commuter trade near Lewes station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Cliffe is about 1 mile east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Sites in Cliffe get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 7 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the BN7 and BN8 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Ham Lane, New Road and Court Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the A26, Cliffe is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover Southover (1 mile south-west), South Malling (1 mile north-west), Lewes (1 mile west), Hamsey (2 miles north) and Offham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (10 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (7 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south).
Around Cliffe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Gardeners Arms, Railway Land and Lewes Old Grammar School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Cliffe itself: Lewes station. A little further out are Lewes Castle (0.5 miles west) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (1.1 miles west). The countryside around Cliffe includes Cliffe Hill and Malling Down.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Cliffe?
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. The filters catch much of it so they gradually clog and airflow falls away.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lewes Victoria Hospital about 1.1 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What paperwork you get at the end
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Why it’s worth doing now in Cliffe
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. In a smaller place like Cliffe, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cliffe
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
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Different parts, different methods
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Baffle filters
In a baffle filter, the air zigzags through metal baffles. Grease is thrown out of the airstream and collects on the baffles.