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Grease Filter Exchange in West Kensington
For grease filter exchange in West Kensington, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Grease filter exchange in West Kensington
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That’s why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you are dealing with bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and grease filters clogged with grease, we can put it right.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in West Kensington is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- West Kensington (W14, SW6, SW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in West Kensington
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How it works
On the day, we arrive 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 before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. In West Kensington, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- 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 each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in West Kensington
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- We’re fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Part by part
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Common problems we fix in West Kensington
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to West Kensington is Fulham Hospital, about 0.6 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
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Your questions about grease filter exchange in West Kensington
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in West Kensington during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around West Kensington, the Food Standards Agency lists about 89 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Does London parking affect a job in West Kensington?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit usually gets round them.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What grease filter exchange looks like in West Kensington
Food Standards Agency records list about 1,159 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 142 takeaways in West Kensington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. It’s Hammersmith and Fulham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in West Kensington. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you cook for passing trade around Kensington Olympia station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Cuthbert's or anywhere around West Kensington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
West Kensington is about 1 mile south of Kensington, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the W14 postcode area, we can take on grease filter exchange. West Kensington is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Our technicians cover all of W14, SW6 and SW5 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. That includes premises on Sun Road, Star Road and Field Road and the roads around them. We also cover North End (1 mile west), Brook Green (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile south), Hammersmith (1 mile west) and Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (5 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
Near you in West Kensington
Around West Kensington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Avonmore Primary School, Gwendwr Garden and Seven Stars pub. The nearest railway station is Kensington Olympia station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (1 mile south-east) and Fulham Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Campden Hill and The Long Water.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs