Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Selsted, Kent
Looking for grease filter exchange in Selsted? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
Grease filter exchange in Selsted
Good filters only work when they fit properly. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and wall canopies, and people most often call us about blocked baffle filters and grease building up behind the canopy filters.
For a kitchen in or near Selsted, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
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, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Selsted (CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Selsted questions
Do you cover smaller places like Selsted?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Selsted included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work overnight in Selsted?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Selsted needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. The first step is recording what you have and plan the exchange around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
On site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Larger systems naturally take longer, and the quote will say how long.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
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Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Selsted before we set off.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Grease filter exchange in Selsted: the local picture
Selsted, about 60 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Selsted sits within the area of Kent 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Selsted Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Victoria Hospital (about 5 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Acrise Place is about 2.2 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Selsted is about 5 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Selsted or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Selsted is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 29 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: CT15. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Swingfield Minnis (1 mile south), Wootton (1 mile north), Denton (2 miles north), Lodge Lees (2 miles north) and Shelvin (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles north-west) and Deal (10 miles north-east).
Around Selsted
The closest station to Selsted is Shepherds Well station, roughly 3.2 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Victoria Hospital (5 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4.2 miles south). Open spaces near Selsted include Cheriton Hill.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Selsted
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
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, which is where we come in.
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What happens if it’s left?
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. The ductwork then loads up faster, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Somewhere as small as Selsted, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Selsted
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.