Essex · Grease filter exchange
Theydon Garnon grease filter exchange
For grease filter exchange in Theydon Garnon, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
What grease filter exchange looks like in Theydon Garnon
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Theydon Garnon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Food hygiene inspections in Theydon Garnon are the job of Epping Forest council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Theydon Garnon. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
For schools such as Theydon Bois Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St. Margaret's Hospital about 2.3 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Hill Hall is about 1.2 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Theydon Garnon is about 3 miles north-east of Loughton, in Essex. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Theydon Garnon and the rest of Essex. 644 places in Essex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 15 miles away.
Work in CM16 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Theydon Garnon: Hobbs Cross (1 mile east), Steward's Green (1 mile north), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile north), Abridge (1 mile south) and Ivy Chimneys (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Harlow (7 miles north), Brentwood (8 miles east), Billericay (13 miles east), Loughton (3 miles south-west), Waltham Abbey (5 miles west) and Harold Wood (7 miles south-east).
Near you in Theydon Garnon
Around Theydon Garnon, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Davenant Foundation School and The Bull Public House and the streets around them. A little further out are Epping Signalling Museum (1.6 miles north) and St. Margaret's Hospital (2.3 miles north). The countryside around Theydon Garnon includes Home Mead and Lippitts Hill.
About our grease filter exchange in Theydon Garnon
An exchange visit in Theydon Garnon does not take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. If something looks wrong, we tell you. We’re often asked to deal with missing filters in the filter bank and a canopy that drips grease, across school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and restaurants and pubs.
Somewhere as small as Theydon Garnon, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Theydon Garnon (CM16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Theydon Garnon
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Theydon Garnon
Can the work in Theydon Garnon be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Theydon Garnon can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you work in villages like Theydon Garnon?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Theydon Garnon included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so the clean set always fits.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. For a typical site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is normally the tightest.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that cook for set mealtimes still load their filters though normally at a gentler pace.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Leave it or put it right?
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. That makes the next full clean a bigger job and grease readings can rise between cleans. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Theydon Garnon
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We’re fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward and we can book that in.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes well under an hour for most canopies. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Theydon Garnon before we set off.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.