Medway · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Lidsing
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in Lidsing and across Medway. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Blocked baffle filters
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Lidsing.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
How we handle grease filter exchange in Lidsing
Each visit is quick and tidy. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, wall canopies and mesh filters, and common reasons people get in touch are filters that come out of the sink still dirty and a canopy that drips grease.
In a village or hamlet like Lidsing, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. 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, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Lidsing (ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Lidsing
What else we do in Lidsing
Why deal with it now?
In Lidsing, as everywhere, a filter service is not a substitute for TR19 cleaning. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. It’s simpler to plan the work at Lidsing now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
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’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to keep up.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Lidsing
Do you work at weekends in Lidsing?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Lidsing can fit around your hours. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in Lidsing?
Food hygiene inspections in Lidsing are carried out by Maidstone council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Lidsing
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any previous report or certificate
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
When to call us in Lidsing
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. Much of it is trapped by the filters so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Restoration House is about 4.7 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
Grease filter exchange in Lidsing: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Lidsing, 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. Lidsing is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Lidsing. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like KIMS hospital about 3 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Swingate Primary School or anywhere near Lidsing, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lidsing is about 2 miles south-east of Chatham, in Medway. Across the ME7 area, we can take on grease filter exchange. 68 places in Medway are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in ME7 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Lidsing include Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east), Lordswood (1 mile north-west), Kemsley Street (1 mile east) and Scragged Oak (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (3 miles north), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north) and Twydall (3 miles north).
Around Lidsing
Around Lidsing, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near South Wood, The Harrow pub and Greenacre Academy. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Allington Castle (3.3 miles south-west) and Medway megaliths (2.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.