London and the South East
Grease Filter Exchange in Portsmouth
From the largest town to the smallest village in Portsmouth, we can help with grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes up front, and a 24/7 emergency line.
Grease filter exchange in every part of Portsmouth
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, and call or email us for a quick quote.
Largest places
Other services in Portsmouth
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
Postcode areas we cover
About grease filter exchange in Portsmouth
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. The work covers baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and wall canopies, and the jobs we see most are gaps where filters have been removed and staff short of time to wash filters.
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. 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 job takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
How we quote
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Local landmarks in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth, that means kitchens and buildings near Manor Infant School, Alexandra Park and St Wilfrid. Nearby too are The Druids Arms (within half a mile north-east), The Portsmouth Academy (under half a mile south-east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (0.7 miles south-west). Portsmouth’s nearest station is Fratton station, about 0.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Royal Portsmouth Hospital (0.7 miles south-west) and Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (less than half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Where we work in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth, a busy kitchen in a place such as Southsea, Milton and Landport and a quiet village kitchen need very different cleaning intervals. Grease readings and BESA’s minimum intervals set the schedule for each.
Across London and the South East, we work evenings, overnight and weekends, so sites across Portsmouth don’t have to lose a day. Parts of Portsmouth are on or near the coast, where salt air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings. We look for corrosion as well as dirt on coastal sites.
Portsmouth: Commuter trade near Fratton station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Portsmouth is Royal Portsmouth Hospital, about 0.7 miles south-west.
What we’re called out for in Portsmouth
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers so no single schedule suits every kitchen.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Portsmouth. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Leave it or put it right?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Portsmouth: your questions answered
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening, and we can change it.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
It isn’t. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
Do you take the used filters away?
We take them away to be cleaned and your staff don’t have to deal with them. Clean filters go straight in.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
We’ll confirm the time with your quote. For a typical site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
An exchange does not take long, and we can come before or after service. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.