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Sedlescombe grease filter exchange
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Sedlescombe, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Grease, kitchens and Sedlescombe
It’s Rother council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sedlescombe. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. We cover Sedlescombe, about 48 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Conquest Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sedlescombe, about 3.8 miles south. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Sedlescombe, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as Sedlescombe CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Sedlescombe is about 5 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Sedlescombe and the rest of East Sussex. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, Sedlescombe among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 23 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of TN33 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as The Street, Orchard Way and Park Shaw, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Whatlington (1 mile west), Kent Street (2 miles south), Swaile's Green (2 miles north), Cripp's Corner (2 miles north) and Telham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south-west), Hastings (5 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (7 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles west), St Leonards (6 miles south) and Polegate (15 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Sedlescombe
For rail, the closest station is Battle station, about 2.3 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Nortons Farm Museum (1.3 miles south) and Conquest Hospital (3.8 miles south). Not far away are Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Grease filter exchange in Sedlescombe, done properly
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. The work covers wall canopies, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are grease building up behind the canopy filters and poor airflow through the filters.
Somewhere as small as Sedlescombe, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Sedlescombe (TN33)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Sedlescombe: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Sedlescombe?
In Sedlescombe, it’s Rother council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire authority looks after Sedlescombe?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sedlescombe. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Most changes take less than an hour in most kitchens, so the impact is small. We plan visits outside your busiest times wherever we can.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
What affects the quote in Sedlescombe
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself 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 Sedlescombe.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though normally at a gentler pace.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Don’t refit a filter that is bent
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
Why it’s worth doing now in Sedlescombe
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy, and from there into the duct. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. In a place like Sedlescombe, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Sedlescombe businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.