Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Jericho, Oxfordshire
Grease filter exchange for Jericho and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
How we handle grease filter exchange in Jericho
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. The work covers mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and baffle filters, and people most often call us about poor airflow through the filters and a canopy running with filters missing.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Jericho gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Jericho (OX1, OX2)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Jericho
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
- The size of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below, which an EHO may well notice. Even a site near Jericho that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why Jericho businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Nearby places to Jericho
More services for Jericho
Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
Grease filter exchange in Jericho: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 84 pubs, bars and clubs and about 19 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in and around Jericho, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Jericho is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. It’s Oxford City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Jericho. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Radcliffe Infirmary about within half a mile east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Barnabas Church or elsewhere in Jericho, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Jericho is about 2 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX1, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of OX1 and OX2 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Abbey Road, Combe Road and Pusey Lane, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Jericho is on the A4144, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. We also cover Walton Manor (1 mile north), St John Street area (1 mile south-east), Park Town (1 mile north-east), Norham Manor (1 mile north-east) and Osney (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (13 miles east).
Near you in Jericho
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Oxford University Parks, The Rickety Press pub and The Eckersley School of English, among other places. Other local landmarks include Oxford Academy (1.1 miles north) and Somerville College Library (less than half a mile east). The closest station to Jericho is Oxford station, about 0.5 miles south. A little further out are Oxford University Press Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Clarendon Shopping Centre (0.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Harcourt Hill.
Jericho: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Jericho?
The local authority for Jericho is Oxford City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Jericho in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Jericho, the Food Standards Agency lists about 85 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We will explain the options when you get in touch.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How often should grease filters be changed?
There’s no single answer. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
Do you need grease filter exchange in Jericho?
Long cooking hours in Jericho or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School or anywhere near Jericho, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the grease filter exchange, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. A site near Jericho usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.