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Grease Filter Exchange in East Lavant
Grease filter exchange across East Lavant and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Grease filter exchange in East Lavant
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That’s why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you’re dealing with smoke and heat lingering under the hood and grease filters clogged with grease, we can put it right, from island canopies, wall canopies and restaurants and pubs onwards.
In a small place like East Lavant, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, 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.
- Where
- East Lavant (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about grease filter exchange in East Lavant
Can a school canteen extract in East Lavant be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of East Lavant. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers East Lavant?
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.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Common problems we fix in East Lavant
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Chichester Centre (about 1.5 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What happens if it’s left?
For any kitchen in East Lavant, 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. A planned visit to East Lavant is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in East Lavant
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For grease filter exchange in East Lavant, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near East Lavant, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
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.
Grease filter exchange around East Lavant
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around East Lavant, up to about a mile and a half out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in East Lavant. 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. East Lavant is covered by 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.
For schools such as Lavant CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in East Lavant, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
East Lavant is about 2 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. East Lavant gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 14 miles from East Lavant.
Work in PO18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Pook Lane, Fordwater Road and Shop Lane, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Mid Lavant (1 mile north-west), Westerton (2 miles south-east), Westhampnett (2 miles south-east), Waterbeach (2 miles east) and Maudlin (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (7 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles east).
Landmarks near East Lavant
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Royal Oak Public House and Bishop Luffa School. The nearest railway station is Chichester station, roughly 2.5 miles south. Nearby you will also find Chichester Castle (2 miles south) and The Chichester City Museum (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near East Lavant include Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.