Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Horsell grease filter exchange
For grease filter exchange in Horsell, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Horsell
Across Horsell, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you have drips falling from the filters onto equipment and staff short of time to wash filters, we can help, from school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and restaurants and pubs onwards.
Around a smaller place like Horsell, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Horsell (GU21, GU22)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Horsell
What else we do in Horsell
What we’re called out for in Horsell
Kitchens in Horsell, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for filters to fill with grease.
Look out for any of the following:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Horsell, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Why it’s worth doing now in Horsell
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters can’t hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. A site near Horsell that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Horsell
- Photo reports with every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Horsell: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Horsell?
In Horsell, it’s Woking council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire authority looks after Horsell?
Fire safety enforcement in Horsell is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
Pricing depends on the kitchen, so we quote once we know your filters and schedule. You get a fixed price before the first visit.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
Most changes take a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, so the impact is small. We plan visits outside your busiest times wherever we can.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. The first step is recording what you have and plan the exchange around them.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Your opening hours decide when we come to Horsell, not ours.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Horsell, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
How we price grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Grease filter exchange around Horsell
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 11 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Horsell. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Horsell are the job of Woking council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Horsell is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Woking High School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Woking Community Hospital (about 1 mile south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Horsell is about 1 mile north-east of Woking, in Surrey. From the centre of Horsell to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 6 miles from Horsell.
Our technicians cover all of the GU21 and GU22 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Elm Road, Heath Road and Popes Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Horsell is on the A3046, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Horsell, we cover Woking (1 mile south-west), Goldsworth Park (1 mile south-west), Mimbridge (1 mile north-west), Sheerwater (1 mile east) and St John's (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (6 miles south), Camberley (7 miles west), Epsom (13 miles east), Farnham (13 miles south-west), Ewell (13 miles east) and Egham (7 miles north).
Landmarks near Horsell
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Horsell Village School, Milford Green and Coxhill Green and The Red Lion pub. The closest station to Horsell is Woking station, about 0.7 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include The Hockey Museum (0.7 miles south) and Woking Community Hospital (1 mile south). The countryside around Horsell includes Gracious Pond and Boldermere Lake.