Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Knowle, Hampshire
Looking for canopy cleaning in Knowle? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A hood coated in old grease
- A filter housing caked in grease
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Knowle
If the canopy in Knowle is dripping, sticky or overdue a clean? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will send you a fixed quote for canopy cleaning, normally within one working day. Typical jobs include a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away and an EHO comment about the canopy, across wall canopies, island canopies and canopy light fittings.
Work in a small place like Knowle starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Knowle (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Knowle
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Knowle, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Knowle falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Knowle. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Francis or elsewhere in Knowle, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Knowle Hospital is the nearest hospital to Knowle, about less than half a mile north-east.
Knowle is about 2 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. Sites in Knowle get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Knowle is one of them. We also work in Portsmouth, around 7 miles away.
All of PO17 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Serotine Close, Boundary Walk and Park Approach and the roads around them. Other places close to Knowle include Funtley (1 mile south), Tapnage (1 mile north-west), Heathfield (2 miles south), Segensworth (2 miles west) and Titchfield Park (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (6 miles south-east), Havant (10 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles east) and Totton (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Knowle
In Knowle, that means kitchens and buildings near The Miners Arms and The Henry Cort Community College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Fareham station, about 2 miles south. A little further out are Portchester Castle (4.9 miles south-east) and Knowle Hospital (under half a mile north-east). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Swanwick Lakes.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Knowle.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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FAQs for Knowle
Is Knowle within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Knowle is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Knowle in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Knowle. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Typically not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Canopies in pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, care homes, offices and other kitchens. Whatever is cooked under it, the canopy is cleaned the same thorough way, with the equipment off and cool.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What affects the quote in Knowle
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
For canopy cleaning in Knowle, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
When to call us in Knowle
The canopy takes the hottest, wettest air in the kitchen. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters before what gets through reaches the plenum.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A hood coated in old grease
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Orchard Lea Infant School or anywhere near Knowle, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a written report and photos are included
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Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Keep the fan on through service
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Leave it or put it right?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. A fault that closes a site in a village like Knowle affects everyone who depends on it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We diagnose before we treat