Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Littleton, Surrey
We cover Littleton for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Blocked baffle filters
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Littleton.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
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How we handle grease filter exchange in Littleton
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away, so the canopy is never left without filters. If you have bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, we can put it right, from baffle filters, mesh filters and island canopies onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Littleton, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Littleton (TW17)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Littleton kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 18 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Littleton, up to about a mile and a half out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Kitchens in Littleton get their food hygiene inspections from Spelthorne council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Littleton is covered by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Littleton CofE Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Historic houses near Littleton, such as Botleys Mansion about 3.7 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Littleton is about 2 miles south of Ashford, in Surrey. Whether your site is in the middle of Littleton or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 12 miles away.
We cover every part of the TW17 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Lion Close, Astleham Road and Korda Close, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Littleton: Shepperton Green (1 mile south-east), Laleham (1 mile north-west), Charlton (1 mile east), Littleton Common (1 mile north-east) and Ashford (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles south), Woking (8 miles south-west), Camberley (12 miles south-west), Epsom (10 miles south-east), Ewell (10 miles east) and Egham (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Littleton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Three Horse Shoes Public House, The Matthew Arnold School and Penton Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shepperton station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. A little further out are Ashford Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Spelthorne Museum (2.6 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s St Ann's Hill and Kempton Park Reservoirs.
Why deal with it now?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Littleton rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Littleton
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
FAQs for Littleton
Can you get to a site in Littleton?
Yes, Littleton is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Littleton?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Littleton. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filters don’t catch everything, so grease still reaches the ductwork, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
What we are called out for in Littleton
Washing filters by hand doesn’t always get them clean. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Blocked baffle filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
A hospital like Ashford Hospital, about 2.3 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the price is fixed
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
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What else we do in Littleton
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 do not 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. That’s our job.
Part by part
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.