Essex · Grease filter exchange
Braiswick grease filter exchange
For a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Braiswick, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
How we price grease filter exchange
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Braiswick
Across Braiswick, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. We can come before or after service, so cooking is not interrupted. We’re often asked to deal with a canopy that drips grease and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, across wall canopies, mesh filters and island canopies.
For a kitchen in or near Braiswick, 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.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Braiswick (CO3)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Braiswick kitchens: local notes
Look up Braiswick on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 194 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 43 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Braiswick. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Braiswick is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Braiswick are the job of Colchester council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Braiswick is Essex County Hospital, about 0.8 miles east. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Colchester County High School for Girls, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Braiswick is about 1 mile north of Camulodunum, in Essex. Sites in Braiswick get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 20 miles from Braiswick.
All of CO3 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Park Road, Church Lane and Lexden Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Braiswick sits on or near the A1124, which makes travel easy for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Braiswick: Camulodunum (1 mile south), Lexden (1 mile south), Colchester (1 mile east), Abbey Field (2 miles south-east) and Beacon End (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Braintree (13 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (13 miles south-east), Maldon (14 miles south-west), Witham (12 miles south-west), Halstead (11 miles west) and Heybridge (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Braiswick
In Braiswick, that means kitchens and buildings near Spring Lane Meadows, The Sun Inn and Home Farm Primary School. The nearest railway station is Colchester station, about 1.2 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Colchester Castle (1.4 miles east) and Social History Museum (1.2 miles east). Not far away are Lexden Gathering Grounds.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Braiswick and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Do you need grease filter exchange in Braiswick?
Washing filters by hand doesn’t always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Leonard or elsewhere in Braiswick, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
- Whether they recommend a next date
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.
Braiswick: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Braiswick?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Braiswick included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you come to Braiswick after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Braiswick keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. Clean filters help keep grease down, but the ducts and plenum still need cleaning at the right interval.
What should go in our maintenance log?
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.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. The first step is recording what you have and plan the exchange around them.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens