Hertfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Letchworth grease filter exchange
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Letchworth, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A canopy that drips grease
- Missing filters in the filter bank
How we handle grease filter exchange in Letchworth
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave, so the canopy is never left without filters. We are often asked to deal with blocked baffle filters and damaged filters letting grease past, on island canopies, mesh filters and wall canopies.
Many kitchens in a town like Letchworth were fitted into buildings built for something else, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Where the duct cannot be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Letchworth (SG6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease filter exchange around Letchworth
There are about 70 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 32 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Letchworth, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. In Letchworth, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from North Hertfordshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Letchworth falls to Hertfordshire 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Paul or elsewhere in Letchworth, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hillshott Infant School and Nursery tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Letchworth is about 5 miles north of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Letchworth, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Letchworth is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for grease filter exchange. Milton Keynes is in our area too, around 24 miles away.
We work across the SG6 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. We cover sites on Station Road, Willian Church Road and Rowland Way and nearby roads. Letchworth sits on or near the A505 and B656, so getting to you is simple for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Letchworth, we cover Letchworth Garden City (1 mile west), Norton (1 mile north-east), Willian (1 mile south), Walsworth (2 miles south-west) and Poets Estate (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (5 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south), Harpenden (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (3 miles south-west), Hatfield (15 miles south) and Hertford (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Letchworth
Typical jobs here are in premises near Norton School, The Highfield School and Three Magnets pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Letchworth itself: Letchworth Garden City station. A little further out are Fairfield Hospital (1.9 miles north-west) and First Garden City Heritage Museum (less than half a mile south). Not far away are Purwell Ninesprings.
Common problems we fix in Letchworth
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter does not seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
If you cook for passing trade around Letchworth Garden City station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
The next exchange is already in the diary. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to keep up.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
FAQs for Letchworth
Which fire authority looks after Letchworth?
Fire safety enforcement in Letchworth is handled by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can the work in Letchworth be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
How long does the visit take?
On site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook, and adjust it if needed.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. In Letchworth, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
How we price grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.