Kitchen Filter Clean

Grease Filter Laundry Service

The grease filters which are situated inside the Canopy or Hood are designed to stop most of the grease and carbon from going through the system.

That is why they have to be regularly cleaned and replaced if they are old and not performing to their optimum performance.

Depending on the usage of your kitchen and environment , this will set the time frame for having the grease filters cleaned so they can perform at there best for the job they are designed for.

This is usually on a weekly or fortnightly basis, and on very light cooking could be monthly.

You can choose to carry out this cleaning with your own kitchen staff or we can provide a service which can take that responsibility away from you, and give you the knowledge that your filters will always be working at there optimum.

We will visit site take measurements and replace your old filters if required and arrange a contract over 12 months where new clean filters will be replaced on the schedule agreed depending on your particular requirements for a set cost.

There are 2 main types of filter, Baffle and Mesh :

Baffle Filters

Baffle Grease Filters work very differently to the Mesh Style Filter rather than trapping the grease within the Filter Medium, Flame Barrier Baffle Filters, work by forcing the grease laden air through several changes of direction as it passes through the Grease Filter because the grease droplets are unable to change direction as quickly as the air in which they are carried, they become separated from the air and are deposited on the

Baffle Filter blades and drained into drip trays. this method of Grease Filtration removes any potential risk of spread of fire, should a fire occur on the cooking surface below without Grease build up in the Filters there is no increase in operating resistance allowing a constant airflow to be maintained, Reducing Energy Consumption

Mesh Filters

Metal Grease Filters are used on those Kitchen Extract Systems where functionality and economics are paramount and where the grease load is relatively low

Grease is collected in the Wire Mesh Media and with regular cleaning – at least once a week – will last many years

The Kitchen Grease Filter consists of a Rigid Aluminium Frame, with a knitted Wire Mesh Filter Pad, which is graded for maximum grease retention and Weldmesh Facings to both sides