Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Norham Manor grease filter exchange
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Norham Manor, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
What grease filter exchange looks like in Norham Manor
Food Standards Agency data counts about 310 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 33 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Norham Manor. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Norham Manor. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Oxford City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Norham Manor. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Norham Manor (Holywell Manor is about 0.7 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care. School kitchens, at schools like Wychwood School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Norham Manor is Acland Hospital, about less than half a mile south-west.
Norham Manor is about 1 mile north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX2 area, we can take on grease filter exchange. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of the OX2, OX1 and OX3 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. That includes premises on Love Lane, Parks Road and Keble Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Norham Manor include the A4144, which makes travel easy for grease filter exchange. We also cover Park Town (1 mile west), Walton Manor (1 mile west), Jericho (1 mile south-west), St John Street area (1 mile south) and North Oxford (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Norham Manor
In Norham Manor, that means kitchens and buildings near St Hugh's College Main Building Including Library, Oxford Academy and Oxford University Parks and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School (under half a mile west) and The Rose & Crown pub (less than half a mile west). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 1 mile south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Oxford University Museum of Natural History (less than half a mile south) and Oxford Castle (0.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Headington Hill and Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Norham Manor
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. The work covers restaurants and pubs, island canopies and wall canopies, and people most often call us about drips falling from the filters onto equipment and grease filters clogged with grease.
Kitchens around a place like Norham Manor are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Norham Manor (OX2, OX1, OX3)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
What staff can safely do
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.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Visits to a place like Norham Manor are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
FAQs for Norham Manor
Do you work overnight in Norham Manor?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Norham Manor keeps running as normal. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you work in villages like Norham Manor?
Yes. Norham Manor is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Every kitchen is different, so we need to know the filters and interval first. You get a fixed price before the service starts.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The law calls them the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Why act early in Norham Manor
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. The ductwork then loads up faster, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Even a site near Norham Manor that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Norham Manor
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters will not seat properly.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long or that the next TR19 clean is due.
What affects the quote in Norham Manor
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition of the system
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
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.