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Grease filter exchange in Penny Pot, Surrey
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for Penny Pot, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Penny Pot
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you are dealing with a canopy running with filters missing and grease filters clogged with grease, we can put it right.
In a small place like Penny Pot, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Penny Pot (GU24)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Also near Penny Pot
What else we do in Penny Pot
Grease filter exchange around Penny Pot
Food Standards Agency data counts about 22 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways in Penny Pot and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Environmental health officers from Surrey Heath council inspect food businesses in Penny Pot. 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. The fire and rescue service for Penny Pot is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near Church of St Lawrence, or anywhere in Penny Pot, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Botleys Mansion is about 4.4 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Penny Pot is about 3 miles north-west of Woking, in Surrey. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Penny Pot and the rest of Surrey. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of GU24 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Castle Green (1 mile south-east), West End (1 mile west), Coxhill Green (1 mile north-east), Chobham (1 mile north-east) and Bisley (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (7 miles south), Woking (3 miles south-east), Camberley (5 miles west), Epsom (15 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west) and Egham (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Penny Pot
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Milford Green and Coxhill Green, The Sun Public House and Gordon's School. For rail, the closest station is Brookwood station, roughly 2.7 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Brookwood Hospital (1.8 miles south) and The Peacocks (3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Virginia Water Lake and Gracious Pond.
What we are called out for in Penny Pot
Washing filters by hand does not always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
School kitchens, at schools like Holy Trinity CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Common questions in Penny Pot
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Penny Pot during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Penny Pot, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire service covers Penny Pot?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
The work itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Larger systems naturally take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Penny Pot.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Related advice
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Penny Pot
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Part by part
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.