Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Ashurst, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Ashurst on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Missing filters in the filter bank
When to call us in Ashurst
Wherever you are, Ashurst included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Foxhills Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
How we handle grease filter exchange in Ashurst
Good filters only work when they fit properly. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. If you have filters that come out of the sink still dirty and grease building up behind the canopy filters, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Ashurst, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Ashurst (SO40)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
Grease, kitchens and Ashurst
Sea air reaches Ashurst, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses across Ashurst and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Ashurst are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For kitchens close to Ashurst New Forest station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Church and community hall kitchens, near Colbury Christ Church or anywhere around Ashurst, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Ashurst is about 2 miles south of Totton, in Hampshire. If you need grease filter exchange in Ashurst, please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Ashurst included. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 6 miles away.
We work across SO40 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Ash Grove, Cecil Avenue and Dene Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Ashurst, we cover Colbury (1 mile east), Lyndhurst (3 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (5 miles south) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Ashurst
Around Ashurst, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn. For rail, the closest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 0.7 miles south-west. A little further out are Ashurst Hospital (0.6 miles south-west) and National Dairy Museum (0.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Testwood Lakes.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashurst
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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, and that is where we come in.
How the visit works
We turn up 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 first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Ashurst before we set off.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Ashurst questions
Can sea air affect grease filter exchange in Ashurst?
It can, as Ashurst is within about 3 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Is Ashurst within the area you cover?
Yes. Ashurst is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. We will check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Are you accredited?
We hold 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.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Visits are short, and we can come before or after service. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy, and from there into the duct. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. With notice, the visit to Ashurst can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Ashurst businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Every job surveyed first
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Full insurance on every job
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.