Kent · Grease filter exchange
Dungate grease filter exchange
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Dungate, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Poor airflow through the filters
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Dungate run smoothly.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Dungate, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Dungate
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum and every filter is checked when we swap them. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. We are often asked to deal with smoke and heat lingering under the hood and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, on baffle filters, mesh filters and wall canopies.
Somewhere as small as Dungate, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Dungate (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system, and one of the easiest to let slip. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Dungate rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. A regular exchange means nobody has to remember.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Dungate kitchens: local notes
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Dungate and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Dungate sits within the area of Kent 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. In Dungate, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Swale council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Catherine or elsewhere in Dungate, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Dungate, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Dungate is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
All of ME9 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Dungate: Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
What’s near Dungate
Typical jobs here are in premises near Fulston Manor School and Cromers Wood. For rail, the closest station is Sittingbourne station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
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Dungate questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Dungate?
Fire safety enforcement in Dungate is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Dungate?
That’s Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Dungate. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. Cooking shouldn’t happen with the filters out, so we swap them in one go.
Do you cover Dungate?
Yes. Dungate is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What happens to the dirty filters?
Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and set up the service around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Dungate
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Dungate?
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. A bent filter does not seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Blocked baffle filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Dungate (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.6 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether VAT is included