Kent · Grease filter exchange
Shottenden grease filter exchange
Specialist grease filter exchange for Shottenden: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Shottenden, done properly
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. If you are dealing with filters that leave gaps in the canopy and filter washing that keeps being missed, we can put it right, from restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens onwards.
Somewhere as small as Shottenden, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Shottenden (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Shottenden
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
For kitchens in and around Shottenden, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What paperwork you get at the end
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
Why deal with it now?
Clogged filters choke the extract. Heat and fumes hang in the kitchen while the fan strains. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. A fault that closes a site in a village like Shottenden affects everyone who depends on it.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shottenden
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Questions from Shottenden
Which fire authority looks after Shottenden?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shottenden. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work overnight in Shottenden?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll show you which ones when we find them.
How often should grease filters be changed?
It varies with the type and amount of cooking. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long, and we can change it.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes well under an hour for most canopies. Somewhere as small as Shottenden, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better right away. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork between full cleans.
What affects the quote in Shottenden
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Shottenden kitchens: local notes
In Shottenden, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Shottenden is covered by 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.
Belmont House and Gardens, about 3.7 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Shottenden; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Shottenden is about 5 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. Shottenden 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. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
Every address in CT4 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Shottenden Road, Goldups Lane and Beaney's Lane, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Perrywood (1 mile north), Selling (1 mile north), Hogben's Hill (2 miles north), Molash (2 miles south-west) and Mountain Street (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east), Faversham (5 miles north) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Around Shottenden
The closest station to Shottenden is Selling station, roughly 2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (1.6 miles east).