Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Salfords grease filter exchange
Specialist grease filter exchange for Salfords: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
About our grease filter exchange in Salfords
A clean set of filters is a simple, regular dose of prevention. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy, and it saves your staff a greasy job. Full TR19 cleaning still comes at the right interval, with a certificate. Common call-outs are for a greasy plenum behind the filters and damaged filters letting grease past, on restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and wall canopies.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Salfords (RH1)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
A kitchen that’s getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Salfords and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Salfords can be planned properly.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Salfords, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Nearby places to Salfords
What else we do in Salfords
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Salfords
Is Salfords within the area you cover?
Yes. Salfords is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work overnight in Salfords?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Salfords doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
How long will you be on site?
It depends on the size of the system, but for a typical site it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
What grease filter exchange looks like in Salfords
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 10 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Salfords. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Salfords sits within the area of Surrey 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. Environmental health officers from Reigate and Banstead council inspect food businesses in Salfords. 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; East Surrey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Salfords, about 1.3 miles north. If you run a café or takeaway near Salfords station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. School kitchens, at schools like Salfords Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Salfords is about 2 miles north of Horley, in Surrey. For grease filter exchange in and around Salfords, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, including Salfords. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 18 miles away.
We work across RH1 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Salbrook Road, Napier Close and Mead Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover South Earlswood (1 mile north), Earlswood (2 miles north), Meadvale (2 miles north-west), South Nutfield (2 miles north-east) and Redhill (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (10 miles north-west), Ewell (11 miles north), Reigate (3 miles north-west), Caterham (7 miles north-east), Dorking (7 miles west) and Ashtead (10 miles north-west).
Near you in Salfords
Typical jobs here are in premises near Oakwood School and Earlswood Common and the streets around them. Salfords has its own railway station: Salfords station. Well-known places in the area include Reigate Castle (3.2 miles north-west) and Reigate Priory Museum (3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Mercers Lake and Colley Hill.
Why it’s worth doing now in Salfords
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below and that’s the kind of thing inspectors look for. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
How we price grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.