Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Guston, Kent
Our technicians work in Guston on grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Poor airflow through the filters
About our grease filter exchange in Guston
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum and every filter is checked when we swap them. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. We are often asked to deal with a canopy running with filters missing and grease filters clogged with grease, across mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
In a village or hamlet like Guston, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Guston (CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Make sure no filter is left out
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
What affects the quote in Guston
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
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 we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Guston
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Also near Guston
Other services in Guston
Guston kitchens: local notes
Guston is within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Look up Guston on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Guston. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Fire safety in Guston falls to 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 Martin of Tours, or anywhere in Guston, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Royal Victoria Hospital, about 1.9 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Duke of York's Royal Military School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Guston is about 2 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Guston and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 35 miles from Guston.
Our technicians cover all of the CT15 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Local streets include The Street, Chance Meadow and The Lane, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in East Langdon (1 mile north-east), Church Whitfield (1 mile north-west), West Cliffe (1 mile east), Martin Mill (2 miles north-east) and Charlton-in-Dover (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (8 miles south-west), Ramsgate (13 miles north), Broadstairs (15 miles north), Deal (5 miles north-east) and Hythe (12 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Guston
Typical jobs here are in premises near Connaught Park, St Edmund's Catholic School and Swingate Inn. For rail, the closest station is Martin Mill station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Victoria Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Dover Castle (1.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Dover Western Heights.
Leave it or put it right?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Guston: your questions answered
Does coastal air change anything about grease filter exchange in Guston?
It can. Salt air reaches Guston, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Guston during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 5 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Guston. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. For a typical site, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
How it works
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. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Guston.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. We agree the schedule to match.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.