Kent · Grease filter exchange
Smeeth grease filter exchange
For a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Smeeth, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
How we handle grease filter exchange in Smeeth
An exchange visit in Smeeth doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. If you’re dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and a greasy plenum behind the filters, we can help, from mesh filters, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Smeeth (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price grease filter exchange
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Grease filter exchange in Smeeth: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Smeeth and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Smeeth is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Smeeth. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like Smeeth Community Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Harvey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Smeeth, about 2.6 miles north-west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Smeeth, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Smeeth is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Smeeth or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Smeeth is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 21 miles from Smeeth.
Grease filter exchange in TN25 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Church Road, Caroland Close and Woolpack Hill or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Ridgeway (1 mile west), Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-east), Lilyvale (1 mile south-east), Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north-east) and Stone Hill (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (6 miles south-east).
What’s near Smeeth
For rail, the closest station is Westenhanger station, roughly 3.6 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Lympne Castle (4.2 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (2.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Smeeth includes Hatch Park.
What happens if it’s left?
Clogged filters choke the extract. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. A regular exchange keeps the airflow where it should be. A fault that closes a site in a village like Smeeth affects everyone who depends on it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
FAQs for Smeeth
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Smeeth?
Smeeth is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which environmental health team covers Smeeth?
In Smeeth, it’s Ashford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How long does the visit take?
That depends on the amount of work, but for a typical site it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes well under an hour for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Smeeth.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Grease filter exchange can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Smeeth
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Places near Smeeth
Other services in Smeeth
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. If it needs attention, we will tell you.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.