Essex · Grease filter exchange
High Easter grease filter exchange
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for High Easter, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Grease filter exchange in High Easter: the local picture
At about 29 miles from central London, High Easter sits well inside the area we cover. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. The fire and rescue service for High Easter is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Mary or anywhere around High Easter, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
High Easter is about 7 miles north-west of Chelmsford, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of High Easter or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and High Easter is one of them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 7 miles away.
We work across CM1 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include The Street and Boreham Court, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Stagden Cross (1 mile east), High Roding (2 miles north-west), Keeres Green (2 miles west), Roundbush Green (2 miles west) and Great Canfield (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (7 miles south-east), Braintree (10 miles north-east), Harlow (11 miles west), Brentwood (13 miles south), Maldon (15 miles east) and Billericay (13 miles south).
Around High Easter
Typical jobs here are in premises near Cock And Bell pub. A little further out are Willingale Doe (4.5 miles south-west) and Broomfield Hospital (5.1 miles south-east).
Grease filter exchange in High Easter, done properly
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are filters left unwashed on busy weeks and grease filters clogged with grease.
For a kitchen in or near High Easter, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- High Easter (CM1)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. The ductwork then loads up faster and grease readings can rise between cleans. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We’re fully insured
- In business since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
FAQs for High Easter
Will you come out to High Easter?
Yes, High Easter is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which council inspects kitchens in High Easter?
That’s Uttlesford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in High Easter. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
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.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We will tell you which ones and why when we find them.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
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Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in High Easter
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any previous report or certificate
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease, though often more slowly.
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
When to call us in High Easter
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter doesn’t seat properly and grease passes round them.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Blocked baffle filters
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Broomfield Hospital is the nearest hospital to High Easter, about 5.1 miles south-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the price is fixed
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to High Easter can be planned properly.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
Managing agents and facilities teams in High Easter
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.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.