Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Ashford, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Ashford on grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange in Ashford, done properly
In Ashford, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. Busy kitchens need changes more often while a lighter kitchen can go longer. We agree the interval with you at the start. Typical jobs include blocked baffle filters and grease building up behind the canopy filters, across mesh filters, baffle filters and wall canopies.
In a village or hamlet like Ashford, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Ashford (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Ashford.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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Your questions about grease filter exchange in Ashford
Which environmental health team covers Ashford?
Kitchens in Ashford are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work overnight in Ashford?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Ashford needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll show you which ones when we find them.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
There’s no single answer. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook, and adjust it if needed.
Leave it or put it right?
For any kitchen in Ashford, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ashford
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Ashford
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashford
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Grease filter exchange around Ashford
Food Standards Agency data counts about 11 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 7 takeaways across Ashford and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Ashford is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. 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. Environmental health officers from New Forest council inspect food businesses in Ashford. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Breamore House, about 3 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Ashford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. School kitchens, at schools like Fordingbridge Junior School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Ashford is in Hampshire. Sites in Ashford get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Ashford among them. We also work in Southampton, about 18 miles from Ashford.
We cover every part of the SP6 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Station Road, Rookwood Gardens and Ashford Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Ashford, we cover Sandleheath (1 mile west), Alderholt (2 miles south-west), Damerham (2 miles north-west), Rockbourne (3 miles north-west) and Broxhill (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
Around Ashford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Burgate School and Sixth Form and The Ship Inn and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Godshill Castle Hill (2.1 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Part by part
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.