Essex · Grease filter exchange
Housham Tye grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Housham Tye? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Grease filter exchange in Housham Tye
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. Common call-outs are for hand-washed filters that still look greasy and staff short of time to wash filters, across island canopies, school and hospital kitchens and restaurants and pubs.
Work in a small place like Housham Tye starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Housham Tye (CM17)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Kitchen extracts in Housham Tye
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Housham Tye, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Housham Tye sits within the area of 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. Environmental health officers from Epping Forest council inspect food businesses in Housham Tye. 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Housham Tye (Barrington Hall is about 4.8 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Mark Hall School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Housham Tye is about 3 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Housham Tye, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Housham Tye is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for grease filter exchange. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 13 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in CM17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Housham Tye: Matching Tye (1 mile east), Matching (1 mile north-east), Loyter's Green (1 mile south-east), Newman's End (1 mile north-east) and Foster Street (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (13 miles east), Harlow (3 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Billericay (15 miles south-east), Loughton (10 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (10 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Housham Tye
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Gibberd Garden and the streets around them. Housham Tye’s nearest station is Harlow Mill station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Harlow Mill (2.4 miles west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
How the job changes from site to site
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.
Questions from Housham Tye
Do you cover smaller places like Housham Tye?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Housham Tye included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who inspects food businesses in Housham Tye?
Food hygiene inspections in Housham Tye are carried out by Epping Forest council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How long will you be on site?
On site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Larger systems naturally take longer, and the quote will say how long.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Tell us what you have when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will confirm it on site.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
There’s no single answer. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Housham Tye before we set off.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
For grease filter exchange in Housham Tye, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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When to call us in Housham Tye
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Housham Tye is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 4.1 miles west.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Proof of insurance
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Do not refit a filter that is bent
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
What affects the quote in Housham Tye
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
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 us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.