Kent · Grease filter exchange
South Alkham grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in South Alkham and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Poor airflow through the filters
About our grease filter exchange in South Alkham
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the extract struggles. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. The work covers restaurants and pubs, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about filters left unwashed on busy weeks and smoke and heat lingering under the hood.
Work in a small place like South Alkham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- South Alkham (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
Nearby places to South Alkham
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When to call us in South Alkham
Long cooking hours in South Alkham or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly so changes need to come round sooner.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Buckland Hospital is the nearest hospital to South Alkham, about 3.4 miles east.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of insurance
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
South Alkham questions
Can you come to South Alkham after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Which fire authority looks after South Alkham?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for South Alkham. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
It isn’t. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Send us details or pictures and we’ll quote quickly.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Damaged filters do not seat properly and let grease through. We flag any we find and explain what’s needed.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Part by part
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
Kitchen extracts in South Alkham
At about 2 miles from the coast, South Alkham 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. It’s Dover council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in South Alkham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. South Alkham is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Anthony the Martyr, or anywhere in South Alkham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Acrise Place is about 3.5 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
South Alkham is about 4 miles west of Dover, in Kent. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in South Alkham and the rest of Kent. South Alkham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 31 miles away.
Work in CT15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Meggett Lane and Alkham Valley Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Alkham (1 mile north-east), Drellingore (1 mile south-west), Chalksole Green (1 mile north), Ewell Minnis (1 mile north-east) and Wolverton (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (15 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-west), Dover (4 miles east), Folkestone (4 miles south-west), Deal (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (7 miles south-west).
Near you in South Alkham
In South Alkham, that means kitchens and buildings near Sladden Wood, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Kearsney station, roughly 2.8 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Folkestone Castle (3.2 miles south-west) and Crabble Corn Mill (3.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights and Sugar Loaf Hill.
How we price grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Why act early in South Alkham
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system and few are as easy to forget. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to South Alkham run smoothly.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in South Alkham, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.