Essex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Great Dunmow
Grease filter exchange across Great Dunmow and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Blocked baffle filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
How we handle grease filter exchange in Great Dunmow
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. The work covers wall canopies, mesh filters and island canopies, and people most often call us about filters that come out of the sink still dirty and a canopy running with filters missing.
Around a smaller place like Great Dunmow, 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Great Dunmow (CM6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Great Dunmow
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Great Dunmow, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Dunmow. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Great Dunmow, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Uttlesford council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Great Dunmow, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Great Dunmow is about 9 miles west of Braintree, in Essex. Anywhere in CM6, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. Great Dunmow is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
All of CM6 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Market Place, High Street and Station Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Great Dunmow is on the B1008 and B1057, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Great Dunmow, we cover Church End (1 mile north-east), Little Easton (2 miles north-west), Barnston (2 miles south-east), High Roding (3 miles south-west) and Great Canfield (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (11 miles south-east), Braintree (9 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Witham (13 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (11 miles north-west) and Halstead (13 miles east).
Near you in Great Dunmow
Around Great Dunmow, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre and The Chequers Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Stansted Airport station, about 4.3 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Little Easton Moat (1.6 miles north-west).
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Common questions in Great Dunmow
Do you work overnight in Great Dunmow?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Great Dunmow can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Will you come out to Great Dunmow?
Yes. Great Dunmow is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you take the used filters away?
They leave with us. That is the point of an exchange: you always have a clean set fitted, with no washing for your team.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do we need to close while you work?
Typically not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so every set we bring fits.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Report a dripping canopy early
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum so tell us if you need a replacement.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Great Dunmow?
Long cooking hours in Great Dunmow or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Blocked baffle filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
School kitchens, at schools like Dunmow St Mary's Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes well under an hour for most canopies, and we clear up before we go. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Great Dunmow when you book.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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What happens if it’s left?
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. That makes the next full clean a bigger job, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Around Great Dunmow, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why Great Dunmow businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease filter exchange will not do:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters