Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Curbridge, Oxfordshire
Need grease filter exchange in Curbridge? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
How we handle grease filter exchange in Curbridge
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, we can help, from baffle filters, mesh filters and wall canopies onwards.
Somewhere as small as Curbridge, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Curbridge (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Don’t refit a filter that is bent
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
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What happens if it’s left?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system, and one of the easiest to let slip. It’s simpler to plan the work at Curbridge now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes well under an hour for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Curbridge.
- 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.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Grease filter exchange around Curbridge
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Curbridge, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Curbridge. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Curbridge, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. 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 you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Curbridge, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Curbridge (Minster Lovell Hall is about 1.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Curbridge is about 2 miles south-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Curbridge and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Curbridge among them. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 12 miles from Curbridge.
Our technicians cover all of the OX29 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Well Lane, Main Road and Dovecote Place and the roads around them. Other places close to Curbridge include Minster Lovell (2 miles north-west), Brize Norton (2 miles west), Carterton (3 miles west), Bampton (3 miles south) and Aston (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles south-east), Wantage (13 miles south), Grove (12 miles south), Faringdon (9 miles south) and Kidlington (11 miles east).
Around Curbridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Henry Box School and Lord Kitchener pub. A little further out are Bampton Castle (3.7 miles south) and Cogges Manor Farm Museum (2 miles east).
How we price grease filter exchange
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters use overlapping metal blades that force the air to change direction. Grease is thrown out of the airstream and collects on the baffles.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Curbridge questions
Which environmental health team covers Curbridge?
Kitchens in Curbridge are inspected by West Oxfordshire council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will you come out to Curbridge?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Curbridge included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening, and we can change it.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or photos and we will quote quickly.