Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Five Wents, Kent
One call covers a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Five Wents, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
How we handle grease filter exchange in Five Wents
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts though vapour still carries some grease past them. That’s why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. We are often asked to deal with grease filters clogged with grease and grease collecting in the filter channels, on wall canopies, baffle filters and mesh filters.
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, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Five Wents (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in Five Wents, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. When it doesn’t happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. It’s simpler to plan the work at Five Wents now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Five Wents
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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Five Wents: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Five Wents during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Five Wents, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Is Five Wents within the area you cover?
Yes. Five Wents is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We will explain the options when we quote.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Most changes take a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, so the impact is small. We plan visits outside your busiest times wherever we can.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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 will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Different parts, different methods
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Grease filter exchange in Five Wents: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Five Wents. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Kitchens in Five Wents get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Five Wents is 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.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Five Wents, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stoneacre is about 1.7 miles north), access may need planning.
Five Wents is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. For grease filter exchange in and around Five Wents, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, Five Wents included. Five Wents is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Whether your site is on Leeds Road and Sutton Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Warmlake (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile north-east), Langley (1 mile north-west), Chart Sutton (1 mile west) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Five Wents
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plough Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hollingbourne station, roughly 3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find KIMS hospital (4.2 miles north) and Sutton Valence Castle (1.2 miles south). Open spaces near Five Wents include Detling Hill.
Common problems we fix in Five Wents
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Five Wents, about 4.2 miles north.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Five Wents before we set off.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Five Wents
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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.