Essex · Grease filter exchange
Stansted Mountfitchet grease filter exchange
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Stansted Mountfitchet, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Blocked baffle filters
Grease filter exchange in Stansted Mountfitchet, done properly
An exchange visit in Stansted Mountfitchet does not take long. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set and make sure there are no gaps between them. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. If you are dealing with damaged filters letting grease past and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, we can help.
Kitchens around a place like Stansted Mountfitchet are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Stansted Mountfitchet (CM24, CM23)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Stansted Mountfitchet.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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What we’re called out for in Stansted Mountfitchet
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Blocked baffle filters
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Stansted Mountfitchet, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What grease filter exchange looks like in Stansted Mountfitchet
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 16 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Stansted Mountfitchet. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. In Stansted Mountfitchet, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Uttlesford council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Stansted Mountfitchet falls to Essex County 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Herts and Essex Hospital (about 2.7 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a café or takeaway near Stansted Mountfitchet station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Stansted Mountfitchet is about 3 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Stansted Mountfitchet, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 17 miles from Stansted Mountfitchet.
Our technicians cover all of CM24 and CM23 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Church Road, Chapel Hill and Woodfield Terrace, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. With the B1051 and B1351 close by, Stansted Mountfitchet is simple for us to get to for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Stansted Mountfitchet: Bentfield Green (1 mile north-west), Manuden (2 miles north-west), Farnham (2 miles west), Mount Pleasant (2 miles north-west) and Uppend (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Harlow (10 miles south), Saffron Walden (8 miles north), Great Dunmow (7 miles east), Epping (15 miles south), Great Notley (14 miles east) and Bocking (15 miles east).
Near you in Stansted Mountfitchet
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Cock pub and Forest Hall School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Stansted Mountfitchet itself: Stansted Mountfitchet station. Nearby you’ll also find Herts and Essex Hospital (2.7 miles south) and House On The Hill Toy Museum (less than half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve and Portingbury Hills.
Stansted Mountfitchet questions
Which fire authority looks after Stansted Mountfitchet?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who inspects food businesses in Stansted Mountfitchet?
Kitchens in Stansted Mountfitchet are inspected by Uttlesford council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you take the used filters away?
The greasy set leaves with us for cleaning and your staff do not have to deal with them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We will give you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
It does not. Filters don’t catch everything, so grease still reaches the ductwork and the whole system still needs its TR19 clean.
What a clean will not put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
Why deal with it now?
In Stansted Mountfitchet, as everywhere, a filter service isn’t a substitute for TR19 cleaning. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. A quieter site near Stansted Mountfitchet still needs its system looked after.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Stansted Mountfitchet
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Do not refit a filter that is bent
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.