Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Totton canopy cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning for Totton, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
What a clean won’t put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
How we handle canopy cleaning in Totton
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. We’re often asked to deal with a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and greasy streaks across the canopy, on island canopies, grease gutters and canopy light fittings.
Around a town like Totton, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Totton (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for most canopies. In a town like Totton, we typically work after closing or on a quiet day, so the site opens again on time.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Pub and hotel kitchens
A hotel or pub kitchen can rarely close for long. Canopy cleans are done late at night or early in the morning so the kitchen keeps trading.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Totton
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
The report gives a recommended next clean date. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Grease, kitchens and Totton
The coast is only about 2 miles from Totton. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The Food Standards Agency lists about 17 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Totton, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from New Forest council inspect food businesses in Totton. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Southampton Tudor House and Garden is about 4.5 miles east), access may need planning. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Abbotswood Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tatchbury Mount Hospital (about 1.3 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Totton is about 5 miles west of Southampton, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SO40 postcode area, we can take on canopy cleaning. Totton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients.
Here we cover the SO40 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Whether your site is on High Street, Station Road South and Tedder Way or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the A35 and A36, Totton is simple for us to get to at any hour. Close by, we work in Ashurst Bridge (1 mile south-west), Hounsdown (1 mile south), Netley Marsh (1 mile west), Hillstreet (2 miles north) and Woodlands (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (7 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (11 miles south).
Local landmarks in Totton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Cross Keys Public House and Hounsdown School. Totton’s nearest station is Totton station, roughly 1 mile east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1.3 miles north-west) and Eling Experience (0.8 miles east). Not far away are Testwood Lakes.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Common questions in Totton
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Totton?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Totton. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Totton in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 18 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Totton. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
One lightly soiled hood does not take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You will know before work begins.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What accreditations do you have?
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.