West Berkshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Swallowfield
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Swallowfield, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Gaps where filters have been removed
How we handle grease filter exchange in Swallowfield
Each visit is quick and tidy. 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 mesh filters, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about filters left unwashed on busy weeks and grease filters clogged with grease.
Somewhere as small as Swallowfield, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
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’re fully insured.
- Place
- Swallowfield (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us for cleaning.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
Why deal with it now?
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. That makes the next full clean a bigger job and grease readings can rise between cleans. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Swallowfield is calmer for everyone.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
FAQs for Swallowfield
Can you work in Swallowfield outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Swallowfield doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Swallowfield?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Swallowfield. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Is Swallowfield in your area?
Yes. Swallowfield is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we’ll come back with a fixed quote quickly.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
How we price grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Swallowfield.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Kitchen extracts in Swallowfield
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Swallowfield, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. In Swallowfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wokingham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Swallowfield is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Swallowfield (Stratfield Saye House is about 2.6 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Lambs Lane Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Swallowfield is about 5 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Sites in Swallowfield get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in RG7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on The Street, Hornbeams and Fieldfare Court or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Riseley (1 mile south), Spencers Wood (1 mile north), Beech Hill (2 miles west), Farley Hill (2 miles east) and Grazeley (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Thatcham (13 miles west), Burghfield Common (5 miles west), Calcot (6 miles north-west), Shaw (15 miles west), Burghfield Hill (4 miles west) and Theale (6 miles north-west).
Around Swallowfield
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Oakbank, Swallowfield Meadow and The Crown pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Swallowfield is Mortimer station, roughly 3.3 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Beaumys Castle (0.9 miles west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (5 miles north). Open spaces near Swallowfield include The Marshes Local Nature Reserve and Longwater.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Swallowfield and across West Berkshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
What we’re called out for in Swallowfield
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
A hospital like Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 5 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Proof of accreditation you can verify