Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Romsey
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Romsey. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
About our ductwork cleaning in Romsey
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. Common call-outs are for grease leaking from duct joints and years of grease along the duct floor, on attenuators, bends and junctions and horizontal duct runs.
Many kitchens in a town like Romsey were fitted into buildings built for something else, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Sections we cannot reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Romsey (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a shared building, the duct links the kitchen to other spaces, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. The paperwork suits landlords and managing agents.
Places near Romsey
Other services in Romsey
Romsey questions
Can you come to Romsey after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Romsey can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 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 Romsey?
In Romsey, it’s Test Valley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. 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 set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
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 happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
How long will the duct clean take?
Allow anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. The survey tells us how long your duct needs.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What we’re called out for in Romsey
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Flat runs, bends, reducers and the base of risers are the usual hotspots, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease leaking from duct joints
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 Romsey, about within half a mile south.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the ductwork cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. A few photos of the system and its access points help us plan a visit in Romsey.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Keep your cleaning records together
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. Testing will show whether any section has reached 500 microns.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Ductwork cleaning in Romsey: the local picture
There are about 41 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 15 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Romsey, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Romsey. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Romsey are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Swithun's Church or elsewhere in Romsey, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A kitchen near Romsey station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Romsey is about 6 miles west of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Romsey and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Romsey among them. We also work in Southampton, about 6 miles from Romsey.
We cover every part of the SO51 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Station Road, Corn Market and Ashley Meadows or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Romsey include the A27 and A3057, which makes travel easy for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Romsey include North Baddesley (2 miles south-east), Toothill (2 miles south), Ashfield (2 miles south), Lee (2 miles south) and Upton (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (6 miles east), Andover (15 miles north), Totton (5 miles south), Chandler's Ford (4 miles east) and Hedge End (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Romsey
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Mountbatten School, Bishop Blaize Public House and The Romsey School and the streets around them. Romsey’s nearest station is Romsey station, about 0.5 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Romsey Community Hospital (under half a mile south) and King Johns House (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Romsey includes Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
What affects the quote in Romsey
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How many systems or sites are involved
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Faulty fire dampers
- Duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Romsey
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts