East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Old Town, East Sussex
Specialist grease filter exchange for Old Town: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes less than an hour in most kitchens. In a place like Old Town, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Grease filter exchange in Old Town, done properly
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. If you are dealing with grease filters clogged with grease and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, we can help.
In a smaller place like Old Town, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Old Town (BN21, BN20, BN22)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
Grease, kitchens and Old Town
At about 2 miles from the coast, Old Town is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. There are about 191 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 33 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Old Town, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Old Town 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.
If you cook for passing trade around Eastbourne station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Old Town, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like Eastbourne District General Hospital, about 1 mile north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Old Town is about 1 mile south-west of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Old Town, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 18 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: BN21, BN20 and BN22. Whether your site is on Love Lane, Mill Road and Greys Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Old Town: Upperton (1 mile east), Meads (1 mile south), Eastbourne (1 mile north-east), Holywell (1 mile south) and Ratton Village (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (15 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles north-east), Seaford (7 miles west), Lewes (13 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north) and St Leonards (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Old Town
Typical jobs here are in premises near Motcombe Infants' School, Gildrege Park and WMG Academy for Young Engineers, among other places. The nearest railway station is Eastbourne station, about 0.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eastbourne District General Hospital (1 mile north) and Pevensey Castle (4.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Old Town include Combe Hill.
Part by part
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
Towns and villages near Old Town
What else we do in Old Town
Questions from Old Town
Do you work in villages like Old Town?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Old Town in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 12 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Old Town. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
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.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Pricing depends on the kitchen, so we need to know the filters and interval first. We give you a fixed quote before the service starts.
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.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Leave it or put it right?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system, and one of the easiest to let slip. A quieter site near Old Town still needs its system looked after.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.