Kent · Grease filter exchange
Palm Bay grease filter exchange
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Palm Bay, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
Grease filter exchange in Palm Bay, done properly
An exchange visit in Palm Bay does not take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. If you have filters so greasy the air can barely pass and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Palm Bay, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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 carry full insurance.
- Location
- Palm Bay (CT9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Palm Bay questions
Which fire authority looks after Palm Bay?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Palm Bay. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can school kitchens in Palm Bay be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 7 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Palm Bay. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
An exchange does not take long, and we can come before or after service. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
No, the two work together. A TR19® clean deals with the whole system, with a certificate and photo report.
Is Palm Bay in your area?
Yes. We cover Palm Bay and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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 expects a risk-based approach.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Pricing depends on the kitchen, so we quote once we know your filters and schedule. We send you a fixed quote before the first visit.
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, which makes hand-washing hard work.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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’s our job.
When to call us in Palm Bay
Washing filters by hand doesn’t always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
School kitchens, at schools like Palm Bay Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Towns and villages near Palm Bay
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What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, 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 Palm Bay.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Grease, kitchens and Palm Bay
Sea air reaches Palm Bay, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 136 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 46 sandwich bars and takeaways across Palm Bay and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Food hygiene inspections in Palm Bay are the job of Thanet council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Palm Bay is Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, about 1.4 miles south-west. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Quex Park is about 4.3 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Palm Bay is about 1 mile north-east of Margate, in Kent. Palm Bay gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Palm Bay among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 39 miles away.
Work in CT9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Omer Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Simon Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Cliftonville (1 mile south-west), Northdown (1 mile south-east), Kingsgate (1 mile south-east), St Peter's (2 miles south) and Broadstairs (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Ramsgate (4 miles south), Deal (12 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (13 miles south), St Lawrence (4 miles south) and Newington (3 miles south).
Landmarks near Palm Bay
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hartsdown Academy. For rail, the closest station is Margate station, roughly 1.8 miles west. Nearby you will also find Westwood Cross (2.5 miles south) and Public Library & Museum (Camborne) (1.1 miles west).
What a clean won’t put right
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs