Isle of Wight · Canopy and hood cleaning
Wellow canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for Wellow, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A hood coated in old grease
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
About our canopy cleaning in Wellow
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. Typical jobs include poor capture at the hood and grease filters blocking between washes, across wall canopies, baffle filters and island canopies.
Somewhere as small as Wellow, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Wellow (PO41)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Canopy cleaning in Wellow: the local picture
At about 2 miles from the coast, Wellow is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Look up Wellow on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Wellow and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. The fire and rescue service for Wellow is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Wellow Baptist Church or elsewhere in Wellow, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Mottistone Manor is about 2.8 miles south), access may need planning.
Wellow is about 6 miles south-east of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Whatever kind of site you run in Wellow, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 125 places across the Isle of Wight, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the PO41 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Thorley Street (1 mile north-west), Ningwood (1 mile east), Thorley (1 mile north-west), Newbridge (1 mile east) and Shalcombe (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Newport (7 miles east), Ryde (13 miles east), Cowes (8 miles north-east), Sandown (13 miles east), Shanklin (13 miles east) and Ventnor (12 miles south-east). For island and remote sites, the visit takes a little more planning, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Landmarks near Wellow
Well-known places in the area include Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum (1.7 miles south-east) and Yarmouth Castle (2.4 miles north-west). Not far away are Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve and Compton Down.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. Flames from the range can ignite it and be pulled further into the system, where a fire is much harder to stop. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. It’s simpler to plan the work at Wellow now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wellow
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- In business since 2009
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
FAQs for Wellow
Which council inspects kitchens in Wellow?
That’s Isle of Wight council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Wellow. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you get to a site in Wellow?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. 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.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. 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 small place like Wellow, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
What else we do in Wellow
What we’re called out for in Wellow
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Shalfleet Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and degrease it properly.
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Keep the fan on through service
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Filters are back in place and seated properly ready for the next service.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.