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Grease filter exchange in Stoneleigh, Surrey
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Stoneleigh, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Poor airflow through the filters
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Stoneleigh
An exchange visit in Stoneleigh does not take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and baffle filters, and people most often call us about a greasy plenum behind the filters and grease filters clogged with grease.
Around a smaller place like Stoneleigh, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Stoneleigh (KT17, KT19, KT4)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Stoneleigh
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
Nearby places to Stoneleigh
Other services in Stoneleigh
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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, alongside our reports.
Kitchen extracts in Stoneleigh
Food Standards Agency records list about 122 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 57 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Stoneleigh. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Environmental health officers from Epsom and Ewell council inspect food businesses in Stoneleigh. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Stoneleigh is Surrey 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.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Stoneleigh, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Commuter trade near Stoneleigh station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Stoneleigh is about 1 mile north-east of Ewell, in Surrey. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Stoneleigh and the rest of Surrey. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 11 miles away.
Work in KT17, KT19 and KT4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include London Road, Station Approach and Stoneleigh Park Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Ewell (1 mile south-west), Worcester Park (1 mile north-west), Cuddington (1 mile south-east), Old Malden (1 mile north-west) and North Cheam (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Woking (14 miles west), Horley (13 miles south), Redhill (9 miles south), Egham (14 miles west), Reigate (9 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (7 miles west).
Landmarks near Stoneleigh
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hogsmill LNR, The Station pub and Ewell Castle School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Stoneleigh itself: Stoneleigh station. Other landmarks nearby include Cockney Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Chessington Castle Hill (1.9 miles west). The countryside around Stoneleigh includes Kingston Hill Road area and The Lake.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. We plan the journey to Stoneleigh and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Do you need grease filter exchange in Stoneleigh?
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Blocked baffle filters
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Auriol Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Why it’s worth doing now in Stoneleigh
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. The ductwork then loads up faster, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Questions from Stoneleigh
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Stoneleigh?
In Stoneleigh, it’s Epsom and Ewell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire service covers Stoneleigh?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
We check every filter at each visit. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. We’ll give you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.