West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Horsemere Green
Need grease filter exchange in Horsemere Green? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Horsemere Green, done properly
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away, so the canopy is never left without filters. The work covers restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and mesh filters, and people most often call us about blocked baffle filters and grease building up behind the canopy filters.
Somewhere as small as Horsemere Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
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.
- Where
- Horsemere Green (BN17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Horsemere Green
Who inspects food businesses in Horsemere Green?
Kitchens in Horsemere Green are inspected by Arun council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Horsemere Green during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Horsemere Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Every kitchen is different, so we quote once we know your filters and schedule. You get a fixed price before the first visit.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes, that’s an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. A TR19® clean deals with the whole system and comes with a certificate and photo report.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the grease filter exchange, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. The timing of a visit to Horsemere Green is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Signs you need grease filter exchange in Horsemere Green
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly, so it needs more frequent changes.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
School kitchens, at schools like St Mary's CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What hours they’ll be on site
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
What happens if it’s left?
When filters block, extraction suffers. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. A regular exchange keeps the airflow where it should be. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How the job changes from site to site
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Horsemere Green
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Nearby places to Horsemere Green
Also in Horsemere Green
Grease filter exchange around Horsemere Green
At about 1 mile from the coast, Horsemere Green is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Horsemere Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Horsemere Green get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Horsemere Green is Arundel and District Hospital, about 3.1 miles north. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Mary or anywhere around Horsemere Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Horsemere Green is about 2 miles west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN17 postcode area, we can take on grease filter exchange. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Horsemere Green among them. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
Every address in BN17 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Langford Close, Horsemere Green Lane and Apple Tree Walk or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Horsemere Green include Climping (1 mile east), Atherington (1 mile south-east), Ford (1 mile north), Tortington (2 miles north) and Wick (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (10 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles east) and Lancing (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in Horsemere Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Black Horse Public House and The Littlehampton Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Ford station, about 1.3 miles north. A little further out are Arundel Castle (3.4 miles north-east) and Arundel and District Hospital (3.1 miles north). For a walk, there’s WWT Arundel.