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Grease filter exchange in Crowborough, East Sussex
Specialist grease filter exchange for Crowborough: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Grease filter exchange in Crowborough
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away, so the canopy is never left without filters. If you’re dealing with poor airflow through the filters and damaged filters letting grease past, we can help.
In a town like Crowborough, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Crowborough (TN6)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Crowborough: your questions answered
Can the work in Crowborough be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Crowborough needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which fire authority looks after Crowborough?
Crowborough is in the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Crowborough
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Crowborough before we arrive.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Crowborough and across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Grease, kitchens and Crowborough
Food Standards Agency data counts about 15 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 10 takeaways and sandwich shops in Crowborough and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Crowborough is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Crowborough. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Groombridge Place, about 4.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Crowborough; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Crowborough War Memorial Hospital about 0.5 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as St Marys Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Crowborough is about 16 miles south of Sevenoaks, in East Sussex. Anywhere in TN6, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Crowborough among them. Brighton is in our area too, about 20 miles from Crowborough.
We cover every part of the TN6 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Church Road, High Street and London Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Crowborough is on the A26 and B2100, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Crowborough, we cover Jarvis Brook (1 mile east), Steel Cross (1 mile north-east), Boarshead (2 miles north-east), Sweethaws (2 miles south-west) and Marden's Hill (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (14 miles south), Uckfield (6 miles south-west), South Malling (14 miles south-west), Heathfield (7 miles south-east) and Southover (14 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in East Sussex, Crowborough has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for grease filter exchange.
Landmarks near Crowborough
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Beacon Academy and The Crowborough Cross pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Crowborough station, roughly 1 mile south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (0.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Crowborough Country Park.
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. In a busy kitchen, mesh soon blocks and need frequent attention.
Towns and villages near Crowborough
Other services in Crowborough
Leave it or put it right?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them, and from there into the duct. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Crowborough businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.