West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in East Ashling, West Sussex
Looking for grease filter exchange in East Ashling? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Missing filters in the filter bank
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
Grease filter exchange in East Ashling, done properly
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in East Ashling, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. The work covers mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and baffle filters, and people most often call us about weak extraction at the canopy and filters so greasy the air can barely pass.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- East Ashling (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in East Ashling knowing what to expect.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Never cook with the extract switched off
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due, and we can arrange it.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
Why act early in East Ashling
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near East Ashling rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- Each visit written up, with photos
Places near East Ashling
Other services in East Ashling
Managing agents and facilities teams in East Ashling
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How the job changes from site to site
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is normally the tightest.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Kitchen extracts in East Ashling
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central East Ashling. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in East Ashling. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in East Ashling falls to West Sussex 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Funtington Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in East Ashling, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chichester Centre is the nearest hospital to East Ashling, about 3 miles east.
East Ashling is about 3 miles north-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO18, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, roughly 11 miles from East Ashling.
Here we cover the PO18 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Other places close to East Ashling include West Ashling (1 mile west), West Stoke (1 mile north-east), Funtington (1 mile north-west), Broadbridge (2 miles south) and Hambrook (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (8 miles south-east), Chichester (3 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (4 miles west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in East Ashling
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bishop Luffa School and The Horse And Groom Public House. For rail, the closest station is Bosham station, roughly 1.4 miles south. A little further out are Novium Museum (3 miles south-east) and Chichester Castle (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near East Ashling include Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
East Ashling questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for East Ashling?
That’s West 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.
Do you cover smaller places like East Ashling?
Yes. East Ashling is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
A change takes less than an hour in most kitchens, so disruption is small. We’ll fit it around your service wherever possible.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at the right interval.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes. Cleaning your existing filters is an option while others want an exchange. Either way, the canopy isn’t left without filters during service.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.