Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Wittensford ductwork cleaning
We cover Wittensford for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
About our ductwork cleaning in Wittensford
Once air leaves the canopy, it travels through ductwork that most people never see. Grease settles along every metre of it, and that’s where a kitchen fire can travel. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers bends and junctions, multi-storey ducts and access panels, and the jobs we see most are duct runs with no cleaning record and proof of duct cleaning for the insurer.
In a village or hamlet like Wittensford, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wittensford (SO43)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Without them, parts of the duct can’t be reached and the report has to say so.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Ductwork cleaning in Wittensford: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wittensford. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wittensford. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Wittensford sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Tatchbury Mount Hospital, about 3 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Landford Manor is about 4.2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Wittensford is about 4 miles west of Totton, in Hampshire. For ductwork cleaning in and around Wittensford, please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Wittensford. Wittensford is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. Southampton is in our area too, about 9 miles from Wittensford.
Our technicians cover all of SO43 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Wittensford, we cover Cadnam (1 mile east), Newbridge (1 mile north-east), Minstead (2 miles south), Bartley (2 miles east) and Copythorne (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (15 miles north-east), Eastleigh (11 miles east), Totton (4 miles east), Chandler's Ford (10 miles north-east), Hedge End (13 miles east) and Lymington (12 miles south).
Landmarks near Wittensford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sir John Barleycorn Inn, among other places. Wittensford’s nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 3.8 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tatchbury Mount Hospital (3 miles east). Not far away are Copythorne Common.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Wittensford
Can you come to Wittensford after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Wittensford does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire service covers Wittensford?
Wittensford is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures, plus a TR19 certificate when the whole system is cleaned. Keep both in the maintenance log.
How long will the duct clean take?
It depends on the length of the duct, the number of access panels and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
What else we do in Wittensford
What affects the quote in Wittensford
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Why act early in Wittensford
A partly blocked duct slows the airflow. The fan works harder, the kitchen gets hotter and smoke lingers at the canopy, and grease may start to leak from joints. With notice, the visit to Wittensford can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- Each visit written up, with photos
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
Any section of duct we couldn’t reach is listed on the report and why. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
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.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Wittensford.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.