Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Drayton St Leonard grease filter exchange
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Drayton St Leonard. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
About our grease filter exchange in Drayton St Leonard
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. If you have a greasy plenum behind the filters and grease filters clogged with grease, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Drayton St Leonard, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Drayton St Leonard (OX10)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. We agree the schedule to match.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Do not refit a filter that is bent
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Always run the extract while cooking
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Drayton St Leonard kitchens: local notes
About 46 miles out from central London, Drayton St Leonard is part of the South East area we work across. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Food hygiene inspections in Drayton St Leonard are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Leonard or anywhere around Drayton St Leonard, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Clifton Hampden Manor, about 3.1 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Drayton St Leonard; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Drayton St Leonard is about 6 miles north-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Drayton St Leonard and the rest of Oxfordshire. Drayton St Leonard is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 7 miles from Drayton St Leonard.
We work across the OX10 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on High Street, Church Lane and Ford Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Great Holcombe (1 mile east), Newington (1 mile east), Brookhampton (1 mile north), Stadhampton (1 mile north) and Berinsfield (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (7 miles north-west), Didcot (6 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles west), Thame (9 miles north-east), Wantage (13 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Drayton St Leonard
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Catherine Wheel pub, among other places. Drayton St Leonard’s nearest station is Culham station, roughly 4.3 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Littlemore Hospital (5.3 miles north-west) and Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Drayton St Leonard include Wittenham Clumps and Wells Farm.
Common problems we fix in Drayton St Leonard
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. Much of it is trapped by the filters so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Littlemore Hospital (about 5.3 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. The timing of a visit to Drayton St Leonard is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Drayton St Leonard, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Drayton St Leonard
Do you work in villages like Drayton St Leonard?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Drayton St Leonard?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Drayton St Leonard. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It depends on how much and what the kitchen cooks. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than kitchens that cook less. We agree the interval with you.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
It depends on the size of the system, but for a typical site it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Most changes take well under an hour for most canopies, so the impact is small. We’ll fit it around your service wherever we can.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How we price grease filter exchange
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Parking and loading at the site
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 us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.