Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Deddington grease filter exchange
We cover Deddington for grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Deddington: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Deddington?
Food hygiene inspections in Deddington are carried out by Cherwell council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you work in Deddington outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Deddington keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We flag any we find so they can be replaced.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Deddington
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away and the canopy is refilled straight away. If you’re dealing with grease building up behind the canopy filters and filters left unwashed on busy weeks, we can put it right, from restaurants and pubs, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
In a small place like Deddington, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Deddington (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- An extract that was undersized from the start
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
Do you need grease filter exchange in Deddington?
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Poor airflow through the filters
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Deddington Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
How it works
The visit has three parts: 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 photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Deddington and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy, and from there into the duct. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. In a small place like Deddington, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after each visit
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Deddington kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Deddington. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Deddington is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s Cherwell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Deddington. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Horton General Hospital about 5 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Deddington (Broughton Castle is about 5 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Deddington is about 6 miles south of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Deddington and the rest of Oxfordshire. Deddington is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (16 miles or so).
Work in OX15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Market Place, High Street and Victoria Terrace, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Deddington: Hempton (1 mile west), Dane Hill (2 miles south), North Aston (2 miles south), Barford St John (2 miles north-west) and Barford St Michael (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Banbury (6 miles north), Bicester (9 miles south-east), Witney (15 miles south-west), Kidlington (11 miles south), Bure Park (9 miles south-east) and Chipping Norton (10 miles west).
Near you in Deddington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Kings Arms Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Deddington is Kings Sutton station, about 3.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Bloxham Village Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Horton General Hospital (5 miles north). For a walk, there’s Crouch Hill.