Windsor and Maidenhead · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Pinkneys Green, Windsor and Maidenhead
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for Pinkneys Green, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
About our grease filter exchange in Pinkneys Green
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. We’re often asked to deal with filters that leave gaps in the canopy and gaps where filters have been removed, across island canopies, restaurants and pubs and baffle filters.
In a smaller place like Pinkneys Green, 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 report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Pinkneys Green (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease filter exchange in Pinkneys Green?
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Harleyford Manor is about 2.6 miles north-west), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
What happens on the day
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Pinkneys Green.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- 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
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Always run the extract while cooking
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
We check that filters sit snugly in the housing at each visit, because gaps let grease through.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
Pinkneys Green: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Pinkneys Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Pinkneys Green is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Pinkneys Green?
The local authority for Pinkneys Green is Windsor and Maidenhead council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That is how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out and nothing greasy left on site.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. For a typical site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Grease, kitchens and Pinkneys Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Pinkneys Green. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Pinkneys Green are the job of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Pinkneys Green is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Courthouse Junior School or anywhere near Pinkneys Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Mark's Hospital about 0.8 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Pinkneys Green is about 1 mile north-west of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Every kind of commercial site in Pinkneys Green, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Windsor and Maidenhead coverage runs to 57 places, Pinkneys Green among them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
All of SL6 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Lee Lane, Bix Lane and Edith Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Stubbings (1 mile west), Furze Platt (1 mile east), Maidenhead (1 mile south-east), Holloway (1 mile south-west) and Burchett's Green (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Windsor (7 miles south-east), North Ascot (8 miles south), Dedworth (6 miles south-east), Broomhall (11 miles south-east), South Ascot (10 miles south-east) and Old Windsor (9 miles south-east).
Near you in Pinkneys Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Piran's School, Newlands Girls' School and The Robin Hood pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Furze Platt station, about 1.4 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Mark's Hospital (0.8 miles south-east) and The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (2.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Taplow Lake and Carpenter's Wood.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters