Buckinghamshire · Grease filter exchange
Edgcott grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Edgcott. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Blocked baffle filters
What the work involves, part by part
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Grease filter exchange in Edgcott
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, so the canopy is never left without filters. Typical jobs include gaps where filters have been removed and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, on school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs.
For a kitchen in or near Edgcott, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Edgcott (HP18)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Always run the extract while cooking
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to match.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Edgcott
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. The filters catch much of it, and day by day they load up and airflow falls away.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Claydon House, about 3 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Edgcott; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Edgcott: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Edgcott?
Fire safety enforcement in Edgcott is handled by Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you work in Edgcott outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Edgcott can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you take the used filters away?
We do. Used filters go with us to be cleaned and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No, the two work together. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Kitchen extracts in Edgcott
The fire and rescue service for Edgcott is Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. About 48 miles out from central London, Edgcott is part of the South East area we work across. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Edgcott, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Grendon Underwood Combined School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Edgcott is about 6 miles east of Bicester, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever you are in the HP18 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Our Buckinghamshire coverage runs to 263 places, and Edgcott is one of them. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 14 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in HP18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Buckingham Road, St Michaels Close and Lawn House Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Edgcott include Grendon Underwood (1 mile south), Ludgershall (3 miles south), Blackthorn (4 miles south-west), Piddington (4 miles south-west) and Brill (6 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (10 miles south-east), Buckingham (7 miles north), Elmhurst (10 miles south-east), Southcourt (11 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (14 miles south-east) and Haydon Hill (9 miles south-east).
Around Edgcott
Not far away are Calvert Jubilee.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Edgcott
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Edgcott and across Buckinghamshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes well under an hour for most canopies. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Edgcott can be planned properly.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.