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Grease filter exchange in Graveney, Kent
Specialist grease filter exchange for Graveney: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Blocked baffle filters
Questions from Graveney
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Graveney?
Food hygiene inspections in Graveney are carried out by Swale council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can sea air affect grease filter exchange in Graveney?
It can, as Graveney is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Every kitchen is different, so we need to know the filters and interval first. We send you a fixed quote before the service starts.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
A change takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold, so disruption is small. We plan visits outside your busiest times wherever possible.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
On site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Larger systems naturally take longer, and the quote will say how long.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Grease filter exchange in Graveney
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. If you have grease dripping from the canopy and a greasy plenum behind the filters, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Graveney, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Graveney (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Graveney
What else we do in Graveney
Why it’s worth doing now in Graveney
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Graveney businesses choose us
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. If it needs attention, we will tell you.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
How the visit works
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 less than an hour in most kitchens. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Graveney run smoothly.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Graveney
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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 work begins.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Graveney
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Grease, kitchens and Graveney
Graveney lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Graveney. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Graveney. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (about 5.3 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Graveney Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Graveney, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Graveney is about 2 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Graveney and the rest of Kent. Graveney is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for grease filter exchange. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 18 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: ME13. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Murton Place, Sandbanks Lane and Seasalter Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Graveney include Culmers (1 mile south-west), Broom Street (1 mile north-west), Goodnestone (1 mile south-west), Hernhill (1 mile south-east) and Slutshole (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles west), Whitstable (4 miles north-east), Herne Bay (9 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Graveney
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to South Swale and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, among other places. The closest station to Graveney is Faversham station, roughly 2.4 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tankerton Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Graveney includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.