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Grease filter exchange in Iffley, Oxfordshire
Specialist grease filter exchange for Iffley: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- A canopy running with filters missing
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. In a smaller place like Iffley, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
How we handle grease filter exchange in Iffley
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. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you are dealing with hand-washed filters that still look greasy and missing filters in the filter bank, we can help, from wall canopies, island canopies and baffle filters onwards.
Around a smaller place like Iffley, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Iffley (OX4)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Make sure no filter is left out
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
Leave it or put it right?
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. That makes the next full clean a bigger job, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
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.
Why Iffley businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Part by part
Baffle filters
In a baffle filter, the air zigzags through metal baffles. Grease is thrown out of the airstream and collects on the baffles.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters will not seat properly.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Iffley
Do you work at weekends in Iffley?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Iffley does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Iffley in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 18 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Iffley. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
How long does the visit take?
That depends on the amount of work, but for a typical site it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
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 isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Iffley
There are about 97 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 30 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Iffley, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. In Iffley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Oxford City council. 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. Iffley is covered by Oxfordshire 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St James, or anywhere in Iffley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Iffley (Holywell Manor is about 2 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Iffley is about 1 mile south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Iffley get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Iffley is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for grease filter exchange.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: OX4. We cover sites on Tree Lane, Banjo Road and Jersey Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Iffley, we cover Cowley (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Littlemore (1 mile south), Blackbird Leys (1 mile south-east) and Redbridge (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Iffley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Alexander Library of Ornithology, Emmanuel Christian School and South Park. Also close by are Greyfriars Catholic School (0.5 miles north) and The Jolly Postboys pub (under half a mile north-east). The closest station to Iffley is Oxford station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west. A little further out are British Tattoo History Museum (0.7 miles north) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
What we are called out for in Iffley
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. Much of it is trapped by the filters, and day by day they load up and airflow falls away.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as NHS Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (about 0.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before you book anyone
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date