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Grease filter exchange in Longcot, Oxfordshire
Looking for grease filter exchange in Longcot? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
About our grease filter exchange in Longcot
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. It keeps airflow up and grease down between full cleans, and it saves your staff a greasy job. Full TR19 cleaning still comes at the right interval, with a certificate. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about blocked baffle filters and filters that come out of the sink still dirty.
In a village or hamlet like Longcot, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Longcot (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Longcot
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. That makes the next full clean a bigger job and grease readings can rise between cleans. A fault that closes a site in a village like Longcot affects everyone who depends on it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Longcot
- We diagnose before we treat
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Towns and villages near Longcot
Also in Longcot
Grease, kitchens and Longcot
Kitchens in Longcot get their food hygiene inspections from Vale of White Horse council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Longcot sits within the area of 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.
For schools such as Longcot and Fernham Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Faringdon Day Hospital about 2.9 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Longcot is in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Longcot, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Longcot is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (19 miles or so).
We cover every part of the SN7 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on The Green, Church Close and Hughes Crescent or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Longcot: Fernham (1 mile north-east), Little Coxwell (2 miles north), Great Coxwell (2 miles north), Woolstone (2 miles south-east) and Uffington (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles east), Witney (13 miles north-east), Carterton (10 miles north), Wantage (8 miles east), Grove (8 miles east) and Faringdon (3 miles north).
Around Longcot
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bricklayers Arms and Faringdon Community College, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Day Hospital (2.9 miles north) and Uffington Museum (2.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Badbury Hill.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Never cook with the extract switched off
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.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Longcot
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Somewhere like Longcot, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Questions from Longcot
Who is the fire and rescue service for Longcot?
Fire safety enforcement in Longcot is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Longcot?
The local authority for Longcot is Vale of White Horse council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It depends on how much and what the kitchen cooks. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than lighter ones. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch, or we will check on the first visit.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Longcot
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
When to call us in Longcot
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers so no single schedule suits every kitchen.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Blocked baffle filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Buscot Park, about 4.1 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Longcot; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- If they look at the system before pricing
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.