Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Cotman's Ash
Looking for grease filter exchange in Cotman's Ash? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Grease filter exchange in Cotman's Ash, done properly
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. We’re often asked to deal with a canopy running with filters missing and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, across baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
For a kitchen in or near Cotman's Ash, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Cotman's Ash (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Somewhere as small as Cotman's Ash, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Questions from Cotman's Ash
Do you work overnight in Cotman's Ash?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Cotman's Ash keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Cotman's Ash out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Cotman's Ash. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What types of filter do you exchange?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so the clean set always fits.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Why act early in Cotman's Ash
For any kitchen in Cotman's Ash, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. It’s simpler to plan the work at Cotman's Ash now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Cotman's Ash businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Part by part
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. The interval is set to fit.
When it’s something else
Grease filter exchange can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Cotman's Ash
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
Do you need grease filter exchange in Cotman's Ash?
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Blocked baffle filters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Sevenoaks Hospital (about 2.8 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of insurance
Grease, kitchens and Cotman's Ash
Cotman's Ash sits within the area of Kent 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. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Cotman's Ash. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Cotman's Ash, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Lullingstone Castle is about 3.4 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Cotman's Ash is about 3 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in TN15, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Cotman's Ash.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Woodlands (1 mile north-east), Heaverham (1 mile south-east), Knatts Valley (1 mile north), Romney Street (1 mile north-west) and Kemsing (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (9 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (8 miles south).
Near you in Cotman's Ash
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Rising Sun pub and Kemsing Down and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Kemsing station, roughly 1.4 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Kemsing Castle Bank (0.9 miles south-west) and Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Cotman's Ash include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Towns and villages near Cotman's Ash
Other services in Cotman's Ash
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.