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Bassett grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bassett. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange in Bassett
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Bassett on a schedule that suits their cooking. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing while a lighter kitchen can go longer. We agree the interval with you at the start. Typical jobs include a canopy running with filters missing and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, across wall canopies, baffle filters and island canopies.
Kitchens around a place like Bassett are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Bassett (SO16, SO17, SO15)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Why act early in Bassett
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. A quieter site near Bassett still needs its system looked after.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
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Bassett: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Bassett?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Bassett?
The local authority for Bassett is Southampton council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filters don’t catch everything, so grease still reaches the ductwork, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Visits are short, and we can come before or after service. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Tell us what you have when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll confirm it on site.
Do you take the used filters away?
Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning and the clean set stays in the canopy.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Grease filter exchange in Bassett: the local picture
At about 3 miles from the coast, Bassett is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 71 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 45 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bassett. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Fire safety in Bassett falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Bassett (South Stoneham House is about 1.5 miles east), fitting access panels needs care. A hospital like Princess Anne Hospital, about 1.1 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Cantell School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Bassett is about 2 miles north-west of Southampton, in Southampton. If you need grease filter exchange in Bassett, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Bassett included. Bassett is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover for commercial clients.
Here we cover the SO16, SO17 and SO15 postcode area for grease filter exchange. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Burgess Road, Pointout Road and Chetwynd Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Bassett include Highfield (1 mile south-east), Lordswood (1 mile west), Chilworth (1 mile north), Coxford (1 mile west) and Shirley (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Thornhill (4 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (3 miles east), Harefield (3 miles south-east), Itchen (3 miles south-east), Sholing (4 miles south-east) and Woolston (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Bassett
Around Bassett, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bellemoor pub, Southampton Common and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 1.5 miles east. Nearby you will also find Netley Castle (4.9 miles south-east) and Foresters Museum & Archive (2.1 miles south). Not far away are Flexford Nature Reserve.
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
What affects the quote in Bassett
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
What you pay 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 we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What else we do in Bassett
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Southampton. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We plan the journey to Bassett and bring what the job is likely to need.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.