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Grease filter exchange in Tattenham Corner, Surrey
Specialist grease filter exchange for Tattenham Corner: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
About our grease filter exchange in Tattenham Corner
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. If you’re dealing with grease filters clogged with grease and hand-washed filters that still look greasy, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Tattenham Corner starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Tattenham Corner (KT18, KT20, KT17)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Tattenham Corner
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Tattenham Corner?
In Tattenham Corner, it’s Reigate and Banstead council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you work in Tattenham Corner outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Tattenham Corner doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is 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.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What we’re called out for in Tattenham Corner
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. The filters catch much of it, and day by day they load up until the air can barely get through.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Missing filters in the filter bank
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Epsom General Hospital about 1.7 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of insurance
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
Tattenham Corner kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Tattenham Corner. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Reigate and Banstead council inspect food businesses in Tattenham Corner. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Tattenham Corner sits within the area of Surrey 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.
For kitchens close to Tattenham Corner station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Where a hall near St Mark, or anywhere in Tattenham Corner, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Tattenham Corner is about 2 miles south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Tattenham Corner and the rest of Surrey. Tattenham Corner is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for grease filter exchange. We also work in London, around 15 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: KT18, KT20 and KT17. That includes premises on Old London Road, Epsom Lane North and Azor Place and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Great Burgh (1 mile east), Epsom Downs (1 mile north), Langley Vale (1 mile west), Burgh Heath (1 mile east) and Nork (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (14 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (6 miles south-east), Ewell (3 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles south).
Landmarks near Tattenham Corner
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Derby Arms, The Beacon School and Aberdour School. There’s a railway station in Tattenham Corner itself: Tattenham Corner station. A little further out are The Ashley Centre (1.9 miles north-west) and Walton on the Hill (1.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Watch for grease drips between visits
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen in the ducts.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Grease deep in the extract system
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Tattenham Corner before we set off.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.