Hertfordshire · Grease filter exchange

Grease Filter Exchange in Hunsdon

For grease filter exchange in Hunsdon, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.

  • Grease filters clogged with grease
  • Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
  • Grease left in baffles after washing

Grease filter exchange for sites in Hunsdon

Grease filter exchange in Hunsdon, done properly

Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That’s why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you have blocked baffle filters and filter washing that keeps being missed, we can put it right.

In a small place like Hunsdon, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.

Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.

Duct Doctor duct and vent cleaning vans lined up in a car park with the team
Where
Hunsdon (SG12)
Region
Hertfordshire
Records
Photo report after every visit
Quotes
A fixed price before we start
Working hours
After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
Call
0345 646 2711
Updated
30 October 2026

Hunsdon: your questions answered

Who is the fire and rescue service for Hunsdon?

Hunsdon is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.

Can you work in Hunsdon outside opening hours?

Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Hunsdon can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.

Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?

No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a certificate and photo report.

Do you recommend a next date?

Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.

What types of premises do you cover?

Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.

Is TR19 cleaning required by law?

No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.

Do you offer emergency callouts?

Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.

How far ahead should we book?

Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.

Hunsdon kitchens: local notes

The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Hunsdon. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Hunsdon is covered by Hertfordshire 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. Food hygiene inspections in Hunsdon are the job of East Hertfordshire council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.

If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School or anywhere near Hunsdon, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Francis Chapel or elsewhere in Hunsdon, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Hunsdon (Much Hadham Palace is about 3.6 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.

Hunsdon is about 4 miles north-west of Harlow, in Hertfordshire. For grease filter exchange in and around Hunsdon, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, including Hunsdon. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 19 miles away.

All of SG12 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Cunningham Grove and Wicklands Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Other places close to Hunsdon include Hunsdonbury (1 mile south), Widford (1 mile north), Nether Street (1 mile north), Wareside (2 miles north-west) and Babbs Green (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (12 miles north-west), Bishop's Stortford (6 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (11 miles west), Hoddesdon (5 miles south-west), Cheshunt (8 miles south-west) and Hatfield (13 miles west).

Local landmarks in Hunsdon

Around Hunsdon, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Crown pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Roydon station, roughly 2.4 miles south. A little further out are Harlow Mill (3.3 miles east) and Henry Moore Studios and Gardens (2.4 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Hunsdon Mead.

Map of Hunsdon © OpenStreetMap contributors

Different parts, different methods

Busy restaurant and pub kitchens

Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Regular changes help protect the ductwork.

Canopy filter housings

We check that filters sit snugly in the housing at each visit, because gaps let grease through.

Managing agents and facilities teams in Hunsdon

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.

Staff cleaning versus specialist work

Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.

Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.

What happens on the day

There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Hunsdon knowing what to expect.

  1. First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
  2. Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
  3. Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
  4. The filters are checked for fit before we go.
  5. We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.

Before we arrive

  • Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
  • Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
  • Move anything stored near the system

Ask for a quote

Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.

Ask for a quote

Advice

Looking after it afterwards

To keep the system working properly between visits:

  • Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
  • Never cook with the extract switched off
  • Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
  • Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan

Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.

Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.

When it’s something else

An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease filter exchange will not do:

  • Grease deep in the extract system
  • Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
  • Smell complaints that need odour control equipment

Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.

Parts of the system we cover

  • Island canopies
  • Wall canopies
  • School and hospital kitchens
  • Mesh filters
  • Baffle filters
  • Restaurants and pubs

Why it’s worth doing now in Hunsdon

A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. A fault that closes a site in a village like Hunsdon affects everyone who depends on it.

What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.

Why Hunsdon businesses choose us

  • In business since 2009
  • Survey first, then a fixed quote
  • Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
  • Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London