Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Shutford grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Shutford? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Shutford
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Shutford
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 island canopies, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens, and common reasons people get in touch are smoke and heat lingering under the hood and grease building up behind the canopy filters.
For a kitchen in or near Shutford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are 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.
- Location
- Shutford (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Shutford
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Martin, or anywhere in Shutford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. A clean set straight away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
FAQs for Shutford
Will you come out to Shutford?
Yes, Shutford is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can the work in Shutford be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We’ll give you a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
That depends on the cooking. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than kitchens that cook less. We agree the interval with you.
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. A regular exchange means nobody has to remember.
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
Places near Shutford
What else we do in Shutford
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Shutford
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
How the visit works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere like Shutford, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Grease filter exchange in Shutford: the local picture
Food hygiene inspections in Shutford are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Shutford is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Broughton Castle, about 2.4 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Shutford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Horton General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shutford, about 4.3 miles east.
Shutford is about 4 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX15 area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 23 miles away.
Every address in OX15 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Malthouse Lane, Ivy Lane and Cook's Hill and nearby roads. Other places close to Shutford include Balscote (1 mile north), Alkerton (2 miles north), Swalcliffe (2 miles south), Tadmarton (2 miles south) and Shenington (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Banbury (4 miles east), Chipping Norton (10 miles south-west), Neithrop (3 miles east), Grimsbury (5 miles east), Ruscote (3 miles east) and Woodstock (15 miles south).
Around Shutford
Around Shutford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near George And Dragon Public House. For rail, the closest station is Banbury station, roughly 4.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Horton General Hospital (4.3 miles east) and Broughton Castle (2.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Crouch Hill.