Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Ashley, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange across Ashley and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
How we handle grease filter exchange in Ashley
An exchange visit in Ashley doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. The work covers restaurants and pubs, school and hospital kitchens and wall canopies, and the jobs we see most are filters that come out of the sink still dirty and filters left unwashed on busy weeks.
For a smaller kitchen near Ashley, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Ashley (BH25, SO41)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
What affects the quote in Ashley
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Grease, kitchens and Ashley
At about 2 miles from the coast, Ashley is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Ashley. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Ashley 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St. Peter's Church, or anywhere in Ashley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lymington New Forest Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ashley, about 4.3 miles east. Commuter trade near New Milton station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Ashley is about 4 miles west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Ashley, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Ashley is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for grease filter exchange. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
Work in BH25 and SO41 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Franklin Road, Miller Close and Manor Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Ashley, we cover New Milton (1 mile south-west), Hordle (1 mile east), Bashley (1 mile north-west), Tiptoe (1 mile north-east) and Barton on Sea (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (4 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (8 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east) and Marchwood (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Ashley
Around Ashley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Plough Public House, The Arnewood School and Ballard School and the streets around them. Ashley’s nearest station is New Milton station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (1.4 miles west) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (4.3 miles east). Not far away are Milford on Sea LNR.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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.
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How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease filter exchange, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Around Ashley, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
For grease filter exchange in Ashley, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Ashley
Can school kitchens in Ashley be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 12 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Ashley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Ashley?
The local authority for Ashley is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We flag any we find and explain what’s needed.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Why deal with it now?
In Ashley, as everywhere, a filter service is not a substitute for TR19 cleaning. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. When a site near Ashley shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ashley
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Trading since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.