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Grease filter exchange in West Wittering, West Sussex
Professional grease filter exchange in and around West Wittering, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
How we handle grease filter exchange in West Wittering
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. We are often asked to deal with missing filters in the filter bank and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, on baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and mesh filters.
For a kitchen in or near West Wittering, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- West Wittering (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in West Wittering
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
What affects the quote in West Wittering
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
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 us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. That makes the next full clean a bigger job and grease readings can rise between cleans. A planned visit to West Wittering is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in West Wittering
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Grease filter exchange around West Wittering
West Wittering is within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 17 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around West Wittering, up to about a mile and a half out. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. West Wittering is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in West Wittering, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as West Wittering Parochial Church of England School or anywhere near West Wittering, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
West Wittering is about 6 miles north-west of Selsey, in West Sussex. For grease filter exchange in and around West Wittering, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, West Wittering included. West Wittering is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
We cover every part of PO20 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Royce Way, Elmstead Gardens and Locksash Close or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around West Wittering: East Wittering (2 miles south-east), Shipton Green (2 miles north-east), Somerley (2 miles east), Earnley (2 miles east) and Birdham (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (9 miles east), Chichester (6 miles north-east), Selsey (6 miles south-east), Emsworth (5 miles north), Portfield (7 miles north-east) and Yapton (13 miles east).
Near you in West Wittering
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Wittering pub, among other places. The closest station to West Wittering is Nutbourne station, roughly 4.6 miles north of the centre. For a walk, there’s Pilsey Island.
Questions from West Wittering
Which fire authority looks after West Wittering?
Fire safety enforcement in West Wittering is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is West Wittering within the area you cover?
Yes. West Wittering is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
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.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No, the two work together. A TR19® clean deals with the whole system and comes with a certificate and photo report.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. If you can send photos, we can arrive in West Wittering knowing what to expect.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
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Different parts, different methods
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Wittering
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.