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Grease Filter Exchange in Kew
Need grease filter exchange in Kew? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Kew
Across Kew, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you’re dealing with drips falling from the filters onto equipment and hand-washed filters that still look greasy, we can help, from school and hospital kitchens, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs onwards.
In a London area like Kew, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Kew (W4, TW9, TW8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. We agree the schedule to match.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that is the kind of thing inspectors look for. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why Kew businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Nearby places to Kew
What else we do in Kew
What a clean will not put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Kew
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- A single visit or a regular plan
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Kew
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Grove Park Primary School or anywhere near Kew, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Kew is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- 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
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Grease filter exchange around Kew
The FSA’s data shows about 64 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 10 hotels and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Kew. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Kew, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Kew is covered by London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Barnes Hospital is the nearest hospital to Kew, about 1.5 miles south-east. If you run a café or takeaway near Chiswick station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Kew is about 2 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. From the centre of Kew to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Kew among them. You can also see our page for London, about 8 miles away.
All of W4, TW9 and TW8 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Kew Road, Maze Road and Kent Road and nearby roads. Kew sits on or near the A3000, so getting to you is simple for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Kew: Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile north), Grove Park (1 mile east), North Sheen (1 mile south), Gunnersbury (1 mile north) and Turnham Green (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
What’s near Kew
Typical jobs here are in premises near Library for Iranian Studies, Kew Green and Chiswick School, among other places. Other local landmarks include Kew College Prep (less than half a mile south-west) and Bull's Head pub (within half a mile north). Kew’s nearest station is Chiswick station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. A little further out are Livat Hammersmith (2.2 miles east) and Barnes Hospital (1.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Kew include Kew Gardens Lake and Duke's Hollow.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Kew
Is parking a problem for work in Kew?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Kew makes the visit easier to plan. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Which environmental health team covers Kew?
Food hygiene inspections in Kew are carried out by Richmond-Upon-Thames council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What types of filter do you exchange?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. The first step is recording what you have and set up the service around them.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Visits are short, and can be booked outside service times. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Do you work in Kew?
Yes. Kew is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.