Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Long Hanborough grease filter exchange
One call covers grease filter exchange in Long Hanborough: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
How we handle grease filter exchange in Long Hanborough
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Common call-outs are for poor airflow through the filters and gaps where filters have been removed, on baffle filters, wall canopies and mesh filters.
In a smaller place like Long Hanborough, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Long Hanborough (OX29)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Always run the extract while cooking
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
Why deal with it now?
In Long Hanborough, as everywhere, a filter service isn’t a substitute for TR19 cleaning. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. A site near Long Hanborough that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters, and we clear up before we go. In a place like Long Hanborough, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
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. That is our job.
Long Hanborough kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Long Hanborough. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Long Hanborough falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Long Hanborough, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Blenheim Palace is about 1.9 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Commuter trade near Combe station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hanborough Manor CofE School or anywhere near Long Hanborough, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Long Hanborough is about 5 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Long Hanborough get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Long Hanborough is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for grease filter exchange. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Work in OX29 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Church Road, New Road and Churchill Way and the roads around them. Other places close to Long Hanborough include Church Hanborough (1 mile south-east), Bladon (2 miles east), Woodstock (3 miles north-east), Worton (3 miles south-east) and Begbroke (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (9 miles south-east), Bicester (12 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles south-west), Carterton (9 miles south-west) and Grove (15 miles south).
Landmarks near Long Hanborough
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Three Horseshoes pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Combe station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Morris Motors Museum (1 mile east). Open spaces near Long Hanborough include Blenheim Farm.
Honest limits
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Grease deep in the extract system
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Long Hanborough
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Long Hanborough
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Other services in Long Hanborough
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Long Hanborough: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Long Hanborough?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Long Hanborough. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who inspects food businesses in Long Hanborough?
That’s West Oxfordshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Long Hanborough. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. The canopy shouldn’t be used without filters so the swap is done promptly.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It depends on how much and what the kitchen cooks. Kitchens that fry and grill all day need changes more often than kitchens that cook less. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch, or we will check on the first visit.