Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Coombe, Kent
Need grease filter exchange in Coombe? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Grease filter exchange in Coombe, done properly
Good filters only work when they fit properly. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. Typical jobs include weak extraction at the canopy and filter washing that keeps being missed, on wall canopies, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies.
Somewhere as small as Coombe, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Coombe (CT3, CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Every visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. 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 short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Coombe.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Advice
Grease filter exchange around Coombe
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Coombe, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Coombe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dover council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Coombe falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Coombe, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Historic houses near Coombe, such as Goodnestone Park about 3.5 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Coombe is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Coombe and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Coombe among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 33 miles away.
Work in CT3 and CT13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Coombe Lane, Saunders Lane and Langdon Avenue and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Flemings (1 mile south-west), Ash (1 mile north-west), Weddington (1 mile north), Guilton (1 mile west) and Hammill Park (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (9 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south-west), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Coombe
In Coombe, that means kitchens and buildings near The Chequer Inn and Sandwich Technology School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sandwich station, roughly 2.1 miles east. Well-known places in the area include White Mill (1.6 miles east). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Common problems we fix in Coombe
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Coombe, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Proof of insurance
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the price is fixed
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.
Also near Coombe
What else we do in Coombe
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 records stay tidy.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. If it needs attention, we will tell you.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease, though often more slowly.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Coombe
Can you work in Coombe outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Coombe can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you get to a site in Coombe?
Yes, Coombe is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How long will you be on site?
That depends on the amount of work, but for many sites it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We’ll confirm it with the quote.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- An extract that was undersized from the start
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies