Essex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Broomfield, Essex
One call covers grease filter exchange in Broomfield, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
About our grease filter exchange in Broomfield
Across Broomfield, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. The work covers wall canopies, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies, and people most often call us about grease filters clogged with grease and missing filters in the filter bank.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Broomfield gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Broomfield (CM1, CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Broomfield
Who is the fire and rescue service for Broomfield?
That is Essex County 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.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Broomfield during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Broomfield, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Tell us what you have when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll confirm it on site.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Visits are short, and we can come before or after service. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
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How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. A site near Broomfield usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Grease filter exchange in Broomfield: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Broomfield. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Broomfield falls to 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. In Broomfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chelmsford council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Broomfield is Broomfield Hospital, about under half a mile north-west. Historic houses near Broomfield, such as Hylands about 4.5 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Broomfield is about 2 miles north of Chelmsford, in Essex. From the centre of Broomfield to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Broomfield among them.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: CM1 and CM3. Streets in the area include Mandeville Way, Court Road and Gernon Close, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Broomfield: Little Waltham (1 mile north), Minnow End (1 mile north), Breeds (1 mile north-west), Patching (2 miles south) and Great Waltham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Basildon (14 miles south), Braintree (9 miles north-east), Harlow (15 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles east) and Billericay (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Broomfield
In Broomfield, that means kitchens and buildings near The Kings Arms Inn and Broomfield Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Park station, roughly 2.3 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Broomfield Hospital (within half a mile north-west) and Peter Edwards Museum And Library (2.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Little Waltham Meadows.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Broomfield?
Washing filters by hand does not always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chelmer Valley High School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What affects the quote in Broomfield
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The size of the system
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters