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Grease Filter Exchange in Gay Street
Grease filter exchange for Gay Street and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Poor airflow through the filters
Grease filter exchange in Gay Street, done properly
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave and the canopy is refilled right away. If you have grease collecting in the filter channels and filters that leave gaps in the canopy, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Gay Street, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Gay Street (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange looks like in Gay Street
In Gay Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Horsham 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. The fire and rescue service for Gay Street is 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Gay Street (Old Place Manor is about 2.4 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Gay Street is about 9 miles south-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. For grease filter exchange in and around Gay Street, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Gay Street included. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Gay Street is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 17 miles from Gay Street.
All of RH20 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Gay Street, we cover North Heath (1 mile north-west), Nutbourne (1 mile south), Broomershill (1 mile south-west), West Chiltington (2 miles south) and Codmore Hill (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (15 miles north-east), Horsham (9 miles north-east), Worthing (11 miles south), Burgess Hill (15 miles east), Littlehampton (12 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Gay Street
For rail, the closest station is Pulborough station, roughly 2.7 miles south-west of the centre. Green spaces nearby include The Mens.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
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 can quote for the whole system.
Why deal with it now?
When filters block, extraction suffers. Heat and fumes hang in the kitchen while the fan strains. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Gay Street rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
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’ll explain each part.
Why Gay Street businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Always run the extract while cooking
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and tell us if service times change.
A kitchen that’s getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up in the ducts.
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Gay Street: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Gay Street?
Fire safety enforcement in Gay Street is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who inspects food businesses in Gay Street?
Kitchens in Gay Street are inspected by Horsham council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote quickly.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
When to call us in Gay Street
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum and on into the ductwork.
Look out for any of the following:
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
Around Gay Street, as anywhere, we clean the parts you can’t see as well as the canopy you can.
Before booking anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Gay Street.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.