Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Pested
For grease filter exchange in Pested, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Pested
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Pested on a schedule that suits their cooking. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing, lighter ones less. We agree the interval with you at the start. Common call-outs are for hand-washed filters that still look greasy and blocked baffle filters, across restaurants and pubs, mesh filters and school and hospital kitchens.
In a village or hamlet like Pested, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Pested (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
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, next to our reports.
What affects the quote in Pested
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What else we do in Pested
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Pested.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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Part by part
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
What we’re called out for in Pested
The type of cooking matters. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Poor airflow through the filters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Challock Primary School or anywhere near Pested, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
FAQs for Pested
Do you work at weekends in Pested?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Pested keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Pested?
Fire safety enforcement in Pested is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes. Some kitchens prefer their own filters cleaned on a schedule, and others prefer a straight swap. Either way, the canopy isn’t left without filters during service.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Grease, kitchens and Pested
Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Pested. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. About 46 miles out from central London, Pested is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Pested, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Pested (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.4 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Pested is about 6 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Pested or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Pested among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 15 miles from Pested.
Our technicians cover all of the TN25 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Other places close to Pested include Challock (1 mile south), Paddock (1 mile south-west), Badlesmere (2 miles north), Throwley Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Throwley (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (6 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (11 miles north-east) and Faversham (6 miles north).
Near you in Pested
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Stag pub and the streets around them. Pested’s nearest station is Wye station, about 3.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.6 miles east).
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.