East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Upper Dicker, East Sussex
Our technicians work in Upper Dicker on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Grease filter exchange in Upper Dicker
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. If you have staff short of time to wash filters and missing filters in the filter bank, we can put it right.
In a small place like Upper Dicker, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Upper Dicker (BN27)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease filter exchange in Upper Dicker: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Upper Dicker, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Upper Dicker sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Upper Dicker are the job of Wealden council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Upper Dicker (Michelham Priory is about 0.6 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care. Church and community hall kitchens, near Holy Trinity or anywhere around Upper Dicker, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Upper Dicker is about 2 miles west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Upper Dicker 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. Upper Dicker is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Brighton is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Here we cover the BN27 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Whether your site is on Camberlot Road, Old Forge Close and Coldharbour Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Upper Dicker include Lower Dicker (1 mile north-east), Tile Hurst (1 mile east), Lower Horsebridge (2 miles north-east), Nash Street (2 miles north) and Upper Horsebridge (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (8 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles west), Crowborough (13 miles north) and St Leonards (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Upper Dicker
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Plough Inn, Park Mead Primary School and Hailsham Community College, among other places. Upper Dicker’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 2.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Agricultural Museum (3.6 miles south) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (2.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Upper Dicker include Firle Beacon.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum so tell us if you need a replacement.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
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.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Upper Dicker and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
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What else we do in Upper Dicker
What we are called out for in Upper Dicker
Long cooking hours in Upper Dicker 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.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Bede's Prep School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the price is fixed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How big the system is
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease deep in the extract system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Upper Dicker questions
Do you cover smaller places like Upper Dicker?
Yes, Upper Dicker is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can the work in Upper Dicker be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Upper Dicker keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.