West Berkshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Inkpen
Our technicians work in Inkpen on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Grease filter exchange in Inkpen
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you have drips falling from the filters onto equipment and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Inkpen (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes less than an hour in most kitchens, and we clear up before we go. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Inkpen, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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FAQs for Inkpen
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Inkpen?
Inkpen is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Inkpen?
Food hygiene inspections in Inkpen are carried out by West Berkshire council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
An exchange does not take long, and can be booked outside service times. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
It doesn’t. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts and the whole system still needs its TR19 clean.
Do you take the used filters away?
Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning while a clean set goes in.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What we are called out for in Inkpen
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Inkpen Primary School or anywhere near Inkpen, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Inkpen kitchens: local notes
Fire safety in Inkpen falls to Royal Berkshire 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. Environmental health officers from West Berkshire council inspect food businesses in Inkpen. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Inkpen, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stargroves is about 3.2 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Inkpen is about 6 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Inkpen, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Inkpen is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 22 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: RG17. Local streets include Folly Road, Post Office Road and Robins Hill, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Inkpen, we cover Inkpen Common (1 mile south-east), Upper Green (1 mile south), Hell Corner (1 mile east), Lower Green (1 mile west) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (6 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles east), Hungerford (3 miles north-west), Lambourn (9 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles east).
Around Inkpen
Around Inkpen, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Crown and Garter pub. Inkpen’s nearest station is Kintbury station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.3 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
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Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and tell us if service times change.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.