Scheduled grease filter replacement programs for Melbourne & Victorian commercial kitchens — hassle-free, compliant, and cost-effective.
A filter exchange service replaces your kitchen's grease baffle filters on a scheduled basis rather than cleaning them on-site. Our technicians arrive with pre-cleaned, sanitised replacement filters, swap them out immediately, and take the dirty filters away for professional cleaning at our facility.
This approach means zero downtime for your kitchen — the entire swap takes minutes, not hours. It's the preferred method for high-volume restaurants, hotels and franchise operations across Victoria.
We bring freshly degreased, sanitised replacement filters matched to your exact canopy specifications.
Fast, minimal-disruption exchange — typically completed in under 30 minutes regardless of kitchen size.
We remove all soiled filters and transport them safely to our facility for professional cleaning.
Full digital service records maintained for every visit — available on request for compliance audits.
We manage your schedule — you'll never forget a filter change again. Automated reminders and flexible booking.
Service dockets issued at every visit confirming filter exchange was completed to Australian standards.
Grease filters that are not regularly exchanged or cleaned are a primary fire risk and an insurance liability under Australian standards.
Under AS/NZS 1851-2012, grease baffle filters in commercial kitchen exhaust canopies must be:
AS 1668.2 governs the design and maintenance of mechanical ventilation systems in commercial buildings. It specifies that kitchen exhaust filters must not impede airflow beyond design parameters — a blocked or saturated filter reduces airflow, increases fire risk and causes cooking smoke to spill into the kitchen.
The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code requires food businesses to maintain equipment (including ventilation) in a condition that prevents contamination of food. Saturated grease filters can drip onto food preparation surfaces — a direct food safety violation.
Deep fryers, wok stations, burger grills operating >12 hours/day
Busy café & bistro kitchens, pub grills, pizza ovens
Standard restaurant kitchens, aged care, school canteens
Low-use kitchens, function centres, small kiosks
On-site filter cleaning requires your kitchen to pause operations and involves chemicals and hot water on your premises. Filter exchange eliminates both — a clean filter is installed in minutes, dirty ones leave with the technician, and your kitchen keeps running.
A clogged grease filter restricts airflow, so your exhaust fan has to work harder — and use more electricity — to move the same air. Clean filters let the system run as designed and keep smoke and heat moving out of the kitchen.
Saturated grease filters can drip grease onto cooking surfaces below. Council Environmental Health Officers check the condition of canopies and filters during routine food premises inspections, and poorly maintained equipment can lead to an order to fix it.
Filter exchange swaps your dirty grease baffle filters for pre-cleaned, sanitised ones on a schedule. A canopy clean degreases the whole exhaust system — canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan. Filter exchange keeps grease under control between full cleans, but it doesn't replace them: a compliance certificate needs a full system clean. See canopy & exhaust cleaning.
It depends on the cooking: weekly for deep fryers, wok stations and grills running long hours; fortnightly for busy cafes, bistros and pub grills; monthly for standard restaurants, aged care and school canteens; and quarterly for low-use kitchens.
No. Our technicians arrive with replacement filters matched to your canopy and swap them on the spot — typically in under 30 minutes, regardless of kitchen size.
We take them away and clean them at our facility, so there are no chemicals or hot-water cleaning on your premises.
Yes. A service docket is issued at every visit, and service records are kept for every visit and available on request for audits.
