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Grease Filter Exchange in Headington
Grease filter exchange in Headington, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
About our grease filter exchange in Headington
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave, so the canopy is never left without filters. If you are dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and grease filters clogged with grease, we can put it right.
In a smaller place like Headington, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Headington (OX3)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Headington
Which fire authority looks after Headington?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Headington. 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.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Headington?
In Headington, it’s Oxford City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
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’ll come back with a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll tell you which ones and why when we find them.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Headington
Food Standards Agency data counts about 81 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 18 takeaways in and around Headington, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Kitchens in Headington get their food hygiene inspections from Oxford City 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. The fire and rescue service for Headington is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Headington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Headington (Holywell Manor is about 1.6 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Headington is about 1 mile north-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Headington and the rest of Oxfordshire. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
All of OX3 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Upway Road, Osler Road and Beech Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Northway (1 mile north-west), Headington Quarry (1 mile south-east), Headington Hill (1 mile south-west), New Marston (1 mile west) and Oxford (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (10 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Headington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to White Hart Inn, Bury Knowle Park and Cheney School. Nearby too are Headington Rye Oxford (0.7 miles south-west), English Faculty Library (1.6 miles west) and Holy Trinity Church (0.8 miles south-east). Headington’s nearest station is Oxford station, about 2.6 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Rumble Museum (0.9 miles south-west) and Churchill Hospital (under half a mile west). For a walk, there’s CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Headington Hill.
How we price grease filter exchange
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Also near Headington
Also in Headington
Different parts, different methods
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. In a place like Headington, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
Advice
When to call us in Headington
Kitchens in Headington, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. A missed wash or two is all it takes for a filter bank to clog.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
For schools such as St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Make sure no filter is left out
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
What staff can safely do
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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.