Portsmouth · Grease filter exchange
Baffins grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Baffins? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Baffins
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the extract struggles. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. Typical jobs include staff short of time to wash filters and blocked baffle filters, on wall canopies, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies.
For a smaller kitchen near Baffins, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Baffins (PO3, PO4, PO2)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Baffins questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Baffins?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Baffins. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can a school canteen extract in Baffins be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 31 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Baffins. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we’ll come back with a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Also in Baffins
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens in Baffins wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. When it does not happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better right away. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
How we price grease filter exchange
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The size of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. For a site near Baffins, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- 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
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
What we are called out for in Baffins
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. Damaged filters don’t sit flush, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
For schools such as Langstone Junior Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Baffins
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
Kitchen extracts in Baffins
At about 1 mile from the coast, Baffins is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records include about 52 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Baffins and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Baffins are the job of Portsmouth council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Cuthbert, or anywhere in Baffins, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Mary's Hospital (about 0.6 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Baffins is about 1 mile east of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Whether your site is in the middle of Baffins or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Baffins is one of 19 towns, villages and districts in Portsmouth where we work for commercial clients.
Here we cover the PO3, PO4 and PO2 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Local streets include Byron Road, James Road and Dover Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. You will find Baffins on the A288, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Baffins include Copnor (1 mile north-west), Kingston (1 mile south-west), Fratton (1 mile south-west), Portsmouth (1 mile west) and North End (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Wymering (3 miles north), Paulsgrove (3 miles north-west), Drayton (3 miles north) and Farlington (3 miles north).
What’s near Baffins
Around Baffins, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Baffins pub, St Edmund's Catholic School and Alexandra Park. Baffins’s nearest station is Fratton station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. A little further out are The Bridge Shopping Centre (1.1 miles south-west) and Southsea Castle (2.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.