East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Lewes grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Lewes and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Grease filter exchange in Lewes
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the extract struggles. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. We’re often asked to deal with missing filters in the filter bank and blocked baffle filters, across restaurants and pubs, wall canopies and island canopies.
Most kitchens in a town like Lewes can’t close for a day, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Lewes (BN7, BN8, BN6, RH15)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. For a site in a town like Lewes, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Keep every filter in place during service
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Different parts, different methods
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
What else we do in Lewes
Lewes questions
Can the work in Lewes be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Lewes keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in Lewes?
The local authority for Lewes is Lewes council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What happens to the waste?
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.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is 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 we need to close while you work?
Not typically. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Kitchen extracts in Lewes
Food Standards Agency records list about 50 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lewes. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Lewes is covered by East Sussex 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. Kitchens in Lewes get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lewes Victoria Hospital is the nearest hospital to Lewes, about 0.5 miles west. If you run a café or takeaway near Lewes station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John sub Castro or elsewhere in Lewes, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Lewes is about 7 miles north-east of Brighton, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Lewes, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. We also work in Brighton, around 7 miles away.
Work in BN7, BN8, BN6 and RH15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Market Lane, Market Street and High Street, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Lewes is on the A26 and A275, so it’s easy for us to get to for grease filter exchange. We also cover South Malling (1 mile north-east), Southover (1 mile south-east), Cliffe (1 mile east), Offham (1 mile north-west) and Hamsey (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south). As one of the bigger places in East Sussex, Lewes has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for grease filter exchange.
Around Lewes
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Priory School, St Pancras Catholic Primary School and Railway Land and the streets around them. Lewes’s nearest station is Lewes station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Lewes Victoria Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles east). For a walk, there’s Offham Hill and Malling Down.
What affects the quote in Lewes
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.