Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Appleford-on-Thames
Grease filter exchange for Appleford-on-Thames, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Grease filter exchange in Appleford-on-Thames
Good filters only work when they fit properly. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps and every filter is checked when we swap them. We point out any that need replacing. Typical jobs include grease filters clogged with grease and filters that leave gaps in the canopy, on wall canopies, baffle filters and island canopies.
In a village or hamlet like Appleford-on-Thames, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Appleford-on-Thames (OX14)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Appleford-on-Thames
Wherever you are, Appleford-on-Thames included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for filters to fill with grease.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Didcot Girls' School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
Places near Appleford-on-Thames
What else we do in Appleford-on-Thames
Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters use overlapping metal blades that force the air to change direction. Grease drops out as it does.
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, which makes hand-washing hard work.
Questions from Appleford-on-Thames
Can you work in Appleford-on-Thames outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Appleford-on-Thames does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can you get to a site in Appleford-on-Thames?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Appleford-on-Thames is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What if parts of the system can’t 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.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that’s an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
No. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts and the whole system still needs its TR19 clean.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Appleford-on-Thames
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better straight away. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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, alongside our reports.
Grease filter exchange in Appleford-on-Thames: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Appleford-on-Thames. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Appleford-on-Thames. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Appleford-on-Thames falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For kitchens close to Appleford station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere around Appleford-on-Thames, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Appleford-on-Thames is about 2 miles north of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX14 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 8 miles away.
Here we cover the OX14 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Local streets include Chambrai Close, Church Street and Main Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Long Wittenham (1 mile east), Culham (1 mile north-west), Sutton Courtenay (2 miles west), Clifton Hampden (2 miles north-east) and Didcot (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles north-west), Witney (15 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north-east), Wantage (8 miles south-west) and Grove (8 miles west).
Around Appleford-on-Thames
Typical jobs here are in premises near Carpenters Arms and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Appleford-on-Thames itself: Appleford station. Nearby you’ll also find Pendon Museum (1 mile east) and FitzHarris Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near Appleford-on-Thames include Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes well under an hour for most canopies. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Appleford-on-Thames run smoothly.
- 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.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.