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Grease filter exchange in Galleywood, Essex
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in Galleywood and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Blocked baffle filters
About our grease filter exchange in Galleywood
Each visit is quick and tidy. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. If something looks wrong, we tell you. The work covers mesh filters, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs, and common reasons people get in touch are grease left in baffles after washing and missing filters in the filter bank.
Kitchens around a place like Galleywood are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Galleywood (CM2)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Galleywood: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Galleywood?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Galleywood. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Galleywood in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 12 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Galleywood. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. We’ll check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We do. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning while a clean set goes in.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Tell us when your site near Galleywood is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
Why deal with it now?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system, and one of the easiest to let slip. In a smaller place like Galleywood, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Galleywood
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Managing agents and facilities teams in Galleywood
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Towns and villages near Galleywood
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Kitchen extracts in Galleywood
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 19 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 11 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Galleywood. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. The fire and rescue service for Galleywood is Essex County 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. Kitchens in Galleywood get their food hygiene inspections from Chelmsford council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in Galleywood, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Baddow Hospital (about 1.3 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Galleywood is about 3 miles south of Chelmsford, in Essex. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Galleywood and the rest of Essex. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Galleywood is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: CM2. Whether your site is on The Street, Attwoods Close and Markland Close or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Galleywood: Margaretting Tye (2 miles south-west), Margaretting (3 miles west), Stock (3 miles south-west), Ramsden Heath (4 miles south) and Downham (4 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (3 miles north), Basildon (9 miles south), Braintree (13 miles north), Brentwood (9 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles east) and Canvey Island (13 miles south).
Around Galleywood
Typical jobs here are in premises near Great Baddow High School, Galleywood Common and The Eagle Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Galleywood is Chelmsford station, about 2.6 miles north. A little further out are Peter Edwards Museum And Library (2.3 miles north) and Baddow Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hanningfield Reservoir.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due and we can book that in.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.