Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Hodsoll Street, Kent
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Hodsoll Street, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
About our grease filter exchange in Hodsoll Street
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. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, baffle filters and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are filter washing that keeps being missed and weak extraction at the canopy.
Somewhere as small as Hodsoll Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Hodsoll Street (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hodsoll Street
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
Historic houses near Hodsoll Street, such as Cobham College about 4.5 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they’re fully insured
Different parts, different methods
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Hodsoll Street kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Hodsoll Street and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Hodsoll Street. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Hodsoll Street falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Saint Peter, or anywhere in Hodsoll Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Culverstone Green Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hodsoll Street is about 6 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. Sites in Hodsoll Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Hodsoll Street among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the TN15 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Haven Hill and Hodsoll Street and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Ridley (1 mile north), Fairseat (1 mile south), New Street (1 mile north-east), Culverstone Green (1 mile east) and South Street (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Hodsoll Street
In Hodsoll Street, that means kitchens and buildings near Trosley Country Park and Meopham School, among other places. Hodsoll Street’s nearest station is Meopham station, about 3.4 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Ightham Court (3.7 miles south-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.4 miles south-east).
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
FAQs for Hodsoll Street
Can the work in Hodsoll Street be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Hodsoll Street does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you cover smaller places like Hodsoll Street?
Yes. Hodsoll Street is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away to be cleaned, so your staff don’t have to wash them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. We check what’s in your canopies first and plan the exchange around them.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the grease filter exchange, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Hodsoll Street can be planned properly.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Hodsoll Street
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Nearby places to Hodsoll Street
Other services in Hodsoll Street
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.