Essex · Grease filter exchange
High Ongar grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in High Ongar. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in High Ongar
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. We’re often asked to deal with grease filters clogged with grease and missing filters in the filter bank, across mesh filters, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs.
In a village or hamlet like High Ongar, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- High Ongar (CM5)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Kitchen extracts in High Ongar
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of High Ongar. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in High Ongar falls to 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. It’s Epping Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in High Ongar. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in High Ongar, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
High Ongar is about 6 miles north of Brentwood, in Essex. If you need grease filter exchange in High Ongar, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including High Ongar. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and High Ongar is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, around 10 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in CM5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on The Street, Mill Lane and Millfield and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Chipping Ongar (1 mile west), Shelley (1 mile north-west), Norton Mandeville (1 mile north-east), King Street (1 mile east) and Greensted (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (10 miles east), Basildon (12 miles south-east), Harlow (8 miles north-west), Brentwood (6 miles south), Billericay (9 miles south-east) and Loughton (9 miles south-west).
What’s near High Ongar
Typical jobs here are in premises near Red Lion Public House and The Ongar Academy, among other places. A little further out are Willingale Doe (3.7 miles north-east).
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to High Ongar can be planned properly.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Signs you need grease filter exchange in High Ongar
Kitchens in High Ongar, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Blocked baffle filters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as High Ongar Primary School or anywhere near High Ongar, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Common questions in High Ongar
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for High Ongar?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers High Ongar. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is High Ongar within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, High Ongar included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How long will you be on site?
On site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Larger systems naturally take longer, and the quote will say how long.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We will tell you which ones and why when we find them.
Part by part
Canopy filter housings
We check that filters sit snugly in the housing at each visit, because gaps let grease through.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
How we price grease filter exchange
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.