East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Pett
We cover Pett for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Pett
A clean set of filters is a simple, regular dose of prevention. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy and takes a messy task off your team. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. Common call-outs are for hand-washed filters that still look greasy and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, across restaurants and pubs, wall canopies and baffle filters.
Somewhere as small as Pett, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Pett (TN35)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Visits to a village like Pett are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Pett: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Pett?
That’s East Sussex 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 would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pett?
That is Rother council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Pett. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
It doesn’t. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away to be cleaned and your staff do not have to deal with them. Clean filters go straight in.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What else we do in Pett
What affects the quote in Pett
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Pett
At about 1 mile from the coast, Pett is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Look up Pett on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Pett, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. Pett sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary & St Peter or anywhere around Pett, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pett is Conquest Hospital, about 4.5 miles west.
Pett is about 5 miles east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Pett, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and Pett is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 26 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: TN35. We cover sites on Elms Lane, Pett Road and Chick Hill and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Pett, we cover Fairlight Cove (1 mile south), Friar's Hill (1 mile west), Guestling Green (2 miles west), Fairlight (2 miles south-west) and Guestling (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Hastings (5 miles west), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles west), St Leonards (6 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (4 miles south-west), Belmont (4 miles south-west) and Hollington (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in Pett
In Pett, that means kitchens and buildings near The Royal Oak Inn and the streets around them. Pett’s nearest station is Three Oaks station, roughly 2.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Conquest Hospital (4.5 miles west) and Winchelsea Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Pett includes Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Pett
Long cooking hours in Pett or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Poor airflow through the filters
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Lamb House is about 4.7 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether VAT is included
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours