Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Wigley
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Wigley and across Hampshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Wigley
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and we can fit new access panels so it’s cleaned next time. It’s better to know than to assume. If you are dealing with a grease test showing the duct is overdue and grease pooling at the foot of the riser, we can help, from vertical risers, bends and junctions and attenuators onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Wigley (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Towns and villages near Wigley
What else we do in Wigley
What we are called out for in Wigley
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- High readings at a recent grease test
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Years of grease along the duct floor
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wigley is Tatchbury Mount Hospital, about 1.5 miles south.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Check readings when the menu changes
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. An insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask to see it, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
How it 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. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. In a small place like Wigley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Part by part
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Ductwork cleaning in Wigley: the local picture
Look up Wigley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Wigley. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. In Wigley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Wigley sits within the area of 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Wigley (Landford Manor is about 4.4 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Wigley is about 3 miles north-west of Totton, in Hampshire. Across the SO51 area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. Wigley is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for ductwork cleaning. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: SO51. Close by, we work in Ower (1 mile south), Hillstreet (1 mile south-east), East Wellow (2 miles north-west), Blackhill (2 miles north-west) and Copythorne (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (12 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles east), Totton (3 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (7 miles east), Hedge End (11 miles east) and Lymington (13 miles south).
Local landmarks in Wigley
Wigley’s nearest station is Totton station, roughly 3.4 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1.5 miles south) and Eling Experience (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Wigley include Copythorne Common.
Common questions in Wigley
Can you get to a site in Wigley?
Yes, Wigley is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work overnight in Wigley?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, we install duct access panels. We place them where they help most, and we will recommend where.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, and test again when we’re done.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
Readings, photos and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Why it’s worth doing now in Wigley
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean right away. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Wigley rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
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