Kent · Grease filter exchange
Dunton Green grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Dunton Green, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Dunton Green
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy, and it saves your staff a greasy job. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. We’re often asked to deal with a greasy plenum behind the filters and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, on school and hospital kitchens, baffle filters and wall canopies.
For a kitchen in or near Dunton Green, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Dunton Green (TN13, TN14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Dunton Green
Can you get to a site in Dunton Green?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Dunton Green is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Dunton Green?
Dunton Green 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 types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Dunton Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 23 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 11 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Dunton Green. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Dunton Green is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Dunton Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
School kitchens, at schools like Dunton Green Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A kitchen near Dunton Green station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Dunton Green is about 1 mile north-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Sites in Dunton Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Dunton Green among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 16 miles away.
All of TN13 and TN14 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as Station Road, Campion Square and London Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Other places close to Dunton Green include Riverhead (1 mile south), Chipstead (1 mile south-west), Bessels Green (1 mile south-west), Sevenoaks (1 mile south-east) and Chevening (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles south-east), Northfleet (12 miles north-east) and Swanley (7 miles north).
Landmarks near Dunton Green
In Dunton Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Montreal Park, The Miners Arms and Trinity School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Dunton Green itself: Dunton Green station. Other landmarks nearby include Otford Heritage Centre (1.5 miles north-east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (2.8 miles east). Open spaces near Dunton Green include Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, which makes hand-washing hard work.
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
When to call us in Dunton Green
Kitchens in Dunton Green, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
Look out for any of the following:
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sevenoaks Hospital is the nearest hospital to Dunton Green, about 1.2 miles east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When the next visit should be, and why
What a clean will not put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Dunton Green.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Dunton Green
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.