West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Coolham grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Coolham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Somewhere as small as Coolham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each 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.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting 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, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
How we handle grease filter exchange in Coolham
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Coolham on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. The interval is agreed before the first visit. The work covers restaurants and pubs, mesh filters and wall canopies, and people most often call us about a canopy that drips grease and filter washing that keeps being missed.
Work in a small place like Coolham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Coolham (RH13)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Coolham
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Coolham
The type of cooking matters. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers so no single schedule suits every kitchen.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A canopy that drips grease
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
Term dates shape school work: for a school like William Penn School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
When something else is needed
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
Grease, kitchens and Coolham
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in Coolham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Coolham is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Horsham council inspect food businesses in Coolham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Mission Church or anywhere around Coolham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Coolham is about 6 miles south-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Coolham, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Coolham is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (16 miles or so).
Here we cover the RH13 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Coolham Road and West Chiltington Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Coolham include Goose Green (3 miles south), Gay Street (3 miles south-west), Adversane (3 miles west), North Heath (3 miles west) and West Chiltington (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (12 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south), Haywards Heath (13 miles east), Burgess Hill (12 miles east) and Littlehampton (14 miles south-west).
Around Coolham
In Coolham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Selsey Arms Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Billingshurst station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Christs Hospital School Museum (3.9 miles north-east). The countryside around Coolham includes Knepp Wildland.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Coolham
Who inspects food businesses in Coolham?
Kitchens in Coolham are inspected by Horsham council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work overnight in Coolham?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Coolham needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do you work in Coolham?
Yes. We cover Coolham and the rest of West Sussex, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes. Cleaning your existing filters is an option while others want an exchange. Either way, the canopy is not left without filters during service.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Tell us what you have when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, or we will check on the first visit.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.