West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in West Barnham, West Sussex
Specialist grease filter exchange for West Barnham: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Grease filter exchange around West Barnham
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central West Barnham. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Kitchens in West Barnham get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. 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. West Barnham is covered by West Sussex 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.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in West Barnham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you cook for passing trade around Barnham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
West Barnham is about 4 miles north-east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of West Barnham or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. West Barnham is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for grease filter exchange. We also work in Portsmouth, around 19 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: PO22. Streets in the area include Woodside, Orchard Way and Paddocks, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Being close to the B2233, West Barnham is simple for us to get to for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside West Barnham, we cover Barnham (1 mile south-east), Eastergate (1 mile north-west), Walberton (1 mile north-east), Westergate (1 mile west) and Fontwell (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Worthing (11 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-west), Chichester (6 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (5 miles east) and Lancing (14 miles east).
Landmarks near West Barnham
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Philip Howard Catholic High School and The Murrell Arms and the streets around them. West Barnham has its own railway station: Barnham station. A little further out are Tote Copse Castle (2.2 miles west) and Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s WWT Arundel.
How we handle grease filter exchange in West Barnham
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and hand-washed filters that still look greasy, we can help.
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. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- West Barnham (PO22)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- 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.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen in the ducts.
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
West Barnham questions
Which environmental health team covers West Barnham?
Kitchens in West Barnham are inspected by Arun council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in West Barnham?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for West Barnham. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Is West Barnham in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, West Barnham included.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Do you need grease filter exchange in West Barnham?
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum and on into the ductwork.
Look out for any of the following:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
A hospital like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital, about 3.3 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Visits to a village like West Barnham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Why deal with it now?
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in West Barnham, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. With notice, the visit to West Barnham can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured