Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Cholsey, Oxfordshire
Specialist grease filter exchange for Cholsey: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A canopy running with filters missing
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Watch for grease drips between visits
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy right away. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Cholsey
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps and every filter is checked when we swap them. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. If you have damaged filters letting grease past and filters left unwashed on busy weeks, we can help, from restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and wall canopies onwards.
In a smaller place like Cholsey, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Cholsey (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Cholsey
What else we do in Cholsey
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. Booking now means the visit to Cholsey is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cholsey
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
When to call us in Cholsey
Long cooking hours in Cholsey or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly so changes need to come round sooner.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Blocked baffle filters
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
For schools such as Cholsey Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Cholsey kitchens: local notes
The fire and rescue service for Cholsey is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Cholsey. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Cholsey (Brightwell Manor is about 2.9 miles north), fitting access panels needs care. If you cook for passing trade around Cholsey station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Cholsey is about 5 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Cholsey and the rest of Oxfordshire. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 11 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the OX10 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. That includes premises on Station Road, Church Road and Lapwing Lane and the roads around them. We also cover Winterbrook (1 mile north-east), North Stoke (1 mile east), Moulsford (1 mile south), South Stoke (2 miles south) and Mongewell (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (13 miles north), Didcot (5 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north-east), Wantage (12 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (11 miles east).
What’s near Cholsey
Typical jobs here are in premises near Wallingford School, Cranford House School and Morning Star pub and the streets around them. Cholsey has its own railway station: Cholsey station. Other landmarks nearby include Wallingford Castle (2.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Cholsey includes Cholsey Marsh and Wittenham Clumps.
Part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
Cholsey questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Cholsey?
Food hygiene inspections in Cholsey are carried out by South Oxfordshire council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work at weekends in Cholsey?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Cholsey can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Are you accredited?
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.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
We check every filter at each visit. We tell you about any that are damaged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes well under an hour for most canopies. Around Cholsey, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.