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Grease Filter Exchange in Deal
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Deal, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
What a clean won’t put right
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Deal
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
Grease filter exchange in Deal, done properly
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. If you are dealing with damaged filters letting grease past and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, we can help.
Around a town like Deal, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Deal (CT14)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself 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 Deal before we arrive.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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Signs you need grease filter exchange in Deal
Long cooking hours in Deal or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
If you cook for passing trade around Deal station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
Why deal with it now?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. Dealt with now, it’s a planned visit around your hours rather than a callout when the site needs to be open.
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.
Why Deal businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
Nearby places to Deal
What else we do in Deal
FAQs for Deal
Do you work overnight in Deal?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire service covers Deal?
Fire safety enforcement in Deal is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Kitchen extracts in Deal
Deal is within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records include about 34 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Deal. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Dover council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Deal. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Walmer Castle is about 1.2 miles south), access may need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Castle Community College or anywhere near Deal, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Deal is about 14 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. If you need grease filter exchange in Deal, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Deal included. Deal is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 38 miles away.
Here we cover the CT14 postcode area for grease filter exchange. You will find streets such as London Road, Forelands Square and Herschell Square, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Being close to the A258 and B2056, Deal is easy for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Mill Hill (1 mile west), Walmer (1 mile south), Sholden (1 mile north-west), Sholden Meadows (1 mile north-west) and Great Mongeham (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (7 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north) and Broadstairs (10 miles north).
Local landmarks in Deal
Typical jobs here are in premises near Betteshanger Park, Brickmakers Arms and Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Deal station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Kent Museum of the Moving Image (0.6 miles north-east) and Deal Castle (0.5 miles east).
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Part by part
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.