West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in West Itchenor, West Sussex
We cover West Itchenor for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
About our grease filter exchange in West Itchenor
In West Itchenor, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. We agree the interval with you at the start. If you have grease dripping from the canopy and gaps where filters have been removed, we can help, from wall canopies, island canopies and restaurants and pubs onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- West Itchenor (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to West Itchenor.
- 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.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Your questions about grease filter exchange in West Itchenor
Is West Itchenor within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, West Itchenor included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who is the fire and rescue service for West Itchenor?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
How long does grease filter exchange 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 will confirm it with the quote.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Part by part
Canopy filter housings
We check that filters sit snugly in the housing at each visit since a gap is a route for grease.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Towns and villages near West Itchenor
What else we do in West Itchenor
What affects the quote in West Itchenor
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
We don’t list prices on the website, 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 photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Grease, kitchens and West Itchenor
Sea air reaches West Itchenor, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s data shows about 4 pubs and bars registered in West Itchenor and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In West Itchenor, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Nicholas' Church or elsewhere in West Itchenor, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
West Itchenor is about 5 miles south-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO20, we can take on grease filter exchange. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Every address in PO20 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on The Street, Waterstone Close and Spinney Lane and the roads around them. If your site is just outside West Itchenor, we cover Bosham Hoe (1 mile north-east), Bosham (2 miles north), Chidham (2 miles north), Broadbridge (3 miles north) and Apuldram (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (8 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (6 miles south-east), Littlehampton (15 miles east), Emsworth (5 miles north-west) and Portfield (5 miles north-east).
Near you in West Itchenor
For rail, the closest station is Bosham station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find St Richard's Hospital (5 miles north-east) and Chichester Castle (4.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near West Itchenor include Pilsey Island.
What we’re called out for in West Itchenor
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly so changes need to come round sooner.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to West Itchenor is St Richard's Hospital, about 5 miles north-east.
Before booking anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed