West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Hunston, West Sussex
Need grease filter exchange in Hunston? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
About our grease filter exchange in Hunston
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. We are often asked to deal with grease dripping from the canopy and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, across school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and restaurants and pubs.
For a kitchen in or near Hunston, 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, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Hunston (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better straight away. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Hunston
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. A bent filter does not seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Where a hall near St Leodegar's Church, or anywhere in Hunston, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Hunston can be planned properly.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Hunston questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hunston in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Hunston, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire authority looks after Hunston?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hunston. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Hunston
Hunston is within about 3 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. Food Standards Agency records list about 36 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 9 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Hunston. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Fire safety in Hunston falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Goodwood House, about 4.5 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Hunston; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Term dates shape school work: for a school like North Mundham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hunston is about 2 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Hunston and the rest of West Sussex. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Hunston among them. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of PO20 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Heath Close, Westlands Road and St Leodegars Way or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Donnington (1 mile west), North Mundham (1 mile east), Runcton (1 mile east), Portfield (2 miles north) and Chichester (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (4 miles east), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Angmering (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in Hunston
Around Hunston, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Chichester High School For Girls and The Spotted Cow Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, about 1.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Richard's Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Chichester Castle (2 miles north).
Why deal with it now?
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. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. Planning a trip to Hunston ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.