Essex · Grease filter exchange
Stones Green grease filter exchange
Specialist grease filter exchange for Stones Green: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Stones Green
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. Typical jobs include filters left unwashed on busy weeks and grease left in baffles after washing, across island canopies, restaurants and pubs and mesh filters.
For a kitchen in or near Stones Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: 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 carry full insurance.
- Location
- Stones Green (CO12)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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. Leave those to us.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Stones Green
The type of cooking matters. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
School kitchens, at schools like Wix and Wrabness Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether VAT is included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Stones Green questions
Do you cover smaller places like Stones Green?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Stones Green is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Stones Green?
Stones Green is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
How long does the visit take?
We will confirm the time with your quote. For a typical site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies with the type and amount of cooking. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long, and we can change it.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
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What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Somewhere as small as Stones Green, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Grease, kitchens and Stones Green
The coast is only about 3 miles from Stones Green. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Environmental health officers from Tendring council inspect food businesses in Stones Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Stones Green is 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Stones Green (Thorpe Hall is about 3.3 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Stones Green is about 5 miles south-west of Harwich, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Stones Green, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 644 places in Essex are on our list, large and small. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 30 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of CO12 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Stone's Green Road and Colchester Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover Oak Corner (1 mile south-east), Beaumont (1 mile south-east), Tendring Green (2 miles west), Tendring Heath (2 miles west) and Tendring (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (11 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (7 miles south), Harwich (5 miles north-east), Camulodunum (12 miles west), Greenstead (9 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles west).
Around Stones Green
The closest station to Stones Green is Wrabness station, about 3 miles north. Open spaces near Stones Green include Oakfield Wood.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Always run the extract while cooking
The next exchange is already in the diary. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to match.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.