Kent · Grease filter exchange
Dungeness grease filter exchange
One call covers a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Dungeness, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
About our grease filter exchange in Dungeness
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy and takes a messy task off your team. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. We are often asked to deal with filters that leave gaps in the canopy and filter washing that keeps being missed, across baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
In a small place like Dungeness, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Dungeness (TN29)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How we price grease filter exchange
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
If you need grease filter exchange in Dungeness, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Questions from Dungeness
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Dungeness?
Food hygiene inspections in Dungeness are carried out by Folkestone and Hythe council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Dungeness?
Dungeness is in the area of Kent 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.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. Clean filters help keep grease down, but the ducts and plenum still need cleaning at an interval set by risk assessment.
Do you cover Dungeness?
Yes. We cover Dungeness and across Kent, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Grease, kitchens and Dungeness
Sea air reaches Dungeness, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Dungeness. 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. In Dungeness, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Folkestone and Hythe 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.
Every clean in and around Dungeness is signed off with a certificate and before-and-after pictures. Around Dungeness, as anywhere, we clean the parts you can’t see as well as the canopy you can.
Dungeness is about 11 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Dungeness and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Dungeness is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (31 miles or so).
Here we cover the TN29 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Dungeness Road and Reactoe One Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Lydd-on-Sea (2 miles north), Greatstone-on-Sea (4 miles north), Lydd (4 miles north-west), Littlestone-on-Sea (4 miles north) and New Romney (5 miles north). Further out, we also cover Folkestone (14 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles north-east), Cheriton (14 miles north-east), South Willesborough (15 miles north), Dymchurch (8 miles north) and Willesborough (15 miles north).
Around Dungeness
Typical jobs here are in premises near Britannia Inn. Nearby you will also find Lydd Town Museum (3.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s RSPB Dungeness and Burnthouse Pen.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Dungeness, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Leave it or put it right?
For any kitchen in Dungeness, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
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Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.