Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Brockham grease filter exchange
Our technicians work in Brockham on grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Grease filter exchange in Brockham, done properly
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Brockham on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often while a lighter kitchen can go longer. The interval is agreed before the first visit. The work covers mesh filters, island canopies and restaurants and pubs, and people most often call us about filters that come out of the sink still dirty and grease dripping from the canopy.
In a village or hamlet like Brockham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Brockham (RH3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Brockham
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. Much of it is trapped by the filters, and day by day they load up and airflow falls away.
What we are most often called out for:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Blocked baffle filters
Where a hall near Christ Church, or anywhere in Brockham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you will receive afterwards
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
Grease, kitchens and Brockham
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Brockham. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Brockham get their food hygiene inspections from Mole Valley council. 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. The fire and rescue service for Brockham is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Polesden Lacey is about 4.2 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. School kitchens, at schools like North Downs Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Brockham is about 2 miles east of Dorking, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the RH3 postcode area, we can take on grease filter exchange. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Brockham is one of them. Guildford is in our area too, about 13 miles from Brockham.
Grease filter exchange in RH3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Holly Close, Nutwood Avenue and Kiln Lane, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Betchworth (1 mile north-east), Strood Green (1 mile south), Box Hill (1 mile north), Buckland (1 mile east) and Bunce Common (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (14 miles north-west), Epsom (7 miles north), Horley (6 miles south-east), Redhill (5 miles east) and Ewell (8 miles north).
Landmarks near Brockham
Around Brockham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Ashcombe School, Pippbrook House and Inn on The Green and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Betchworth station, about 1.1 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Reigate Priory Museum (3.3 miles east) and Headley Court (3.9 miles north). Not far away are Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes well under an hour for most canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Brockham, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Nearby places to Brockham
What else we do in Brockham
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Brockham: your questions answered
Is Brockham within the area you cover?
Yes. Brockham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Brockham?
Food hygiene inspections in Brockham are carried out by Mole Valley council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How long does the visit take?
The work itself takes well under an hour for most canopies. Larger systems naturally take longer, and the quote will say how long.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Tell us what you have when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, or we’ll check on the first visit.
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.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
Why deal with it now?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that’s the kind of thing inspectors look for. It’s simpler to plan the work at Brockham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- An extract that was undersized from the start
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters