Essex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Great Parndon, Essex
Our technicians work in Great Parndon on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Great Parndon
Across Great Parndon, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service, so cooking isn’t interrupted. The work covers restaurants and pubs, island canopies and mesh filters, and people most often call us about filters that come out of the sink still dirty and blocked baffle filters.
In a smaller place like Great Parndon, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Great Parndon (CM19, CM18)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Great Parndon
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Great Parndon, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Great Parndon
Which council inspects kitchens in Great Parndon?
That is Harlow council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Great Parndon. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire service covers Great Parndon?
Great Parndon is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. The canopy shouldn’t be used without filters, so we swap them in one go.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
Grease, kitchens and Great Parndon
There are about 67 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 25 takeaways in Great Parndon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Food hygiene inspections in Great Parndon are the job of Harlow council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Parndon. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 1 mile north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Jerounds Primary Academy or anywhere near Great Parndon, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Great Parndon is about 2 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Parndon and the rest of Essex. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Great Parndon among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 17 miles away.
We work across CM19 and CM18 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Rectory Lane, Pyenest Road and Paycock Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Staple Tye (1 mile south-east), Tylerscross (1 mile south-west), Jack's Hatch (1 mile south), Little Parndon (1 mile north) and Broadley Common (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (8 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (14 miles north-east), Epping (4 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Great Parndon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hawkenbury Meadow, Stewards Academy - Science Specialist and The Cock Inn. For rail, the closest station is Harlow Town station, about 1.8 miles north. A little further out are Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (1 mile north). Green spaces nearby include Hunsdon Mead.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The times the site is available
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
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.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Everything the job in Great Parndon needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What else we do in Great Parndon
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. If it needs attention, we’ll tell you.
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. The interval is set to fit.
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Parndon
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. The ductwork then loads up faster and grease readings can rise between cleans. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
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