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Grease filter exchange in Drayton, Oxfordshire
Specialist grease filter exchange for Drayton: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Damaged filters letting grease past
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Drayton
In Drayton, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing, lighter ones less. We agree the interval with you at the start. If you are dealing with filters that leave gaps in the canopy and blocked baffle filters, we can put it right.
Around a smaller place like Drayton, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Drayton (OX14)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Drayton when you book.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- 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.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
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Common problems we fix in Drayton
Wherever you are, Drayton included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for filters to fill with grease.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of Saint Peter or anywhere around Drayton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Grease filter exchange around Drayton
The fire and rescue service for Drayton is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Drayton. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Abingdon Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Drayton, about 1.7 miles north. School kitchens, at schools like Drayton Community Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Drayton is about 3 miles south-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX14, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Drayton is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. Oxford is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
All of OX14 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include High Street, Monk Close and Abbot Crescent, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Other places close to Drayton include Sutton Wick (1 mile north-east), Steventon (2 miles south), Milton Heights (2 miles south), Marcham (2 miles north-west) and Milton Hill (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north-east), Didcot (4 miles south-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles north-east), Witney (12 miles north-west), Carterton (15 miles north-west) and Wantage (6 miles south-west).
Near you in Drayton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Larkmead School and The Red Lion pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Appleford station, roughly 3 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find FitzHarris Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Abingdon Community Hospital (1.7 miles north). The countryside around Drayton includes Dry Sandford Pit.
What affects the quote in Drayton
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Drayton questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Drayton in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Drayton. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Which council inspects kitchens in Drayton?
That’s Vale of White Horse council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Drayton. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you cover Drayton?
Yes. Drayton is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
An exchange doesn’t take long, and can be booked outside service times. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.