Wokingham · Grease filter exchange
Hare Hatch grease filter exchange
Looking for grease filter exchange in Hare Hatch? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Hare Hatch
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Common call-outs are for missing filters in the filter bank and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, across baffle filters, island canopies and wall canopies.
In a village or hamlet like Hare Hatch, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Hare Hatch (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease filter exchange will not do:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What we are called out for in Hare Hatch
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- A canopy running with filters missing
- A canopy that drips grease
For schools such as Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before you book
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. Somewhere like Hare Hatch, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Hare Hatch
Can school kitchens in Hare Hatch be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hare Hatch. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hare Hatch?
Food hygiene inspections in Hare Hatch are carried out by Wokingham council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you take the used filters away?
We take them away to be cleaned, so your staff don’t have to wash them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No, the two work together. A TR19® clean deals with the whole system, with a certificate and photo report.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes. Some kitchens prefer their own filters cleaned on a schedule while others want an exchange. Either way, the canopy is not left without filters during service.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. A flare-up on the range can reach them, and from there into the duct. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. A planned visit to Hare Hatch is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why Hare Hatch businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- We’re fully insured
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Grease filter exchange around Hare Hatch
The FSA’s data shows about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered across Hare Hatch and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Hare Hatch is covered by Royal Berkshire 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 in Hare Hatch get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Harleyford Manor is about 4.3 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Where a hall near Church of St James, or anywhere in Hare Hatch, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Anywhere in RG10, we can take on grease filter exchange. Across Wokingham, we cover 35 places, and Hare Hatch is one of them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
Work in RG10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hare Hatch
In Hare Hatch, that means kitchens and buildings near The Queen Victoria pub, Loddon Nature Reserve and The Piggott School and the streets around them. The closest station to Hare Hatch is Wargrave station, roughly 1.4 miles west. A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.