Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Dunbridge
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for commercial sites in Dunbridge and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: 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.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Dunbridge
Ductwork in Dunbridge is cleaned the same thorough way as everywhere else we work: we test the grease first, remove thick deposits by hand and degrease what’s left. Readings are taken again afterwards and photos go into your report. The work covers attenuators, bends and junctions and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct.
Work in a small place like Dunbridge 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Dunbridge (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Flag drips from the duct right away
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections can’t be reached
After the clean, the same points are tested again, giving you before and after readings. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- A damper stuck open in the duct
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Dunbridge
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped, and build-up speeds up.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Romsey Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Dunbridge, about 3.9 miles south-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What affects the quote in Dunbridge
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points, and we clear up before we go. Somewhere as small as Dunbridge, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
For ductwork cleaning in Dunbridge, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Advice
Part by part
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. We clean it back by hand and with degreaser, and test it before and after.
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned and the report has to say so.
Also near Dunbridge
What else we do in Dunbridge
Dunbridge: your questions answered
Can you work in Dunbridge outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Dunbridge can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Dunbridge?
Food hygiene inspections in Dunbridge are carried out by Test Valley council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you quote from pictures?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease sets the real interval.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
We open each access panel and clean the section it reaches. Grease is scraped out first, then degreased, with readings taken before and after.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Dunbridge
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Dunbridge. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Food hygiene inspections in Dunbridge are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Dunbridge. 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Awbridge Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Dunbridge, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Dunbridge is about 4 miles north-west of Romsey, in Hampshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Dunbridge and the rest of Hampshire. Dunbridge is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. Southampton is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the SO51 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Dunbridge, we cover Mottisfont (1 mile north-east), Kimbridge (1 mile south-east), Stonymarsh (1 mile north-east), Carter's Clay (1 mile south-west) and Lockerley (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north), Totton (8 miles south), Chandler's Ford (8 miles south-east) and Hedge End (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Dunbridge
Around Dunbridge, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bear And Ragged Staff Public House and the streets around them. Dunbridge has its own railway station: Mottisfont & Dunbridge station. Nearby you’ll also find Romsey Community Hospital (3.9 miles south-east) and King Johns House (3.5 miles south-east).