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Grafham grease filter exchange
Looking for grease filter exchange in Grafham? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Missing filters in the filter bank
About our grease filter exchange in Grafham
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include weak extraction at the canopy and gaps where filters have been removed, on baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
Work in a small place like Grafham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Grafham (GU5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Grafham
Which fire service covers Grafham?
Grafham is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you work in Grafham outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How often should grease filters be changed?
There’s no single answer. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Where do the greasy filters go?
Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning while a clean set goes in.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What happens if it’s left?
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. That makes the next full clean a bigger job and grease readings can rise between cleans. Planning a trip to Grafham ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- In business since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Grease filter exchange around Grafham
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Grafham. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. In Grafham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Waverley council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Grafham is covered by Surrey 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Milford Hospital is the nearest hospital to Grafham, about 3.7 miles west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Grafham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Grafham is about 6 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Grafham and the rest of Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Grafham is one of them. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 6 miles from Grafham.
All of GU5 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Birtley Green (1 mile north), Shamley Green (1 mile north), Thorncombe Street (1 mile west), Stroud Common (1 mile north-east) and Rowly (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (6 miles north), Woking (11 miles north), Camberley (14 miles north-west), Farnham (11 miles west), Reigate (15 miles east) and Dorking (10 miles north-east).
Near you in Grafham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Cucknell's Wood and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chilworth station, about 3.5 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Godalming Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Guildford Castle (4.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger and Lower Lake.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up in the ducts.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Grease deep in the extract system
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Grafham
Wherever you are, Grafham included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease dripping from the canopy
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Grafham (Chilworth Manor is about 3.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Comparing quotes
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
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What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Grafham, let us know and we will plan around it.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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What affects the quote in Grafham
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.