Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Boarhunt, Hampshire
We cover Boarhunt for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Blocked baffle filters
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange around Boarhunt
At about 2 miles from the coast, Boarhunt 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. The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Boarhunt. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Boarhunt sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Cams Hill School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Boarhunt, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Boarhunt is about 3 miles north-east of Fareham, in Hampshire. Sites in Boarhunt get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of PO17 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover Southwick (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile west), Wallington (2 miles south-west), North Boarhunt (2 miles north) and Fareham Common (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (15 miles north-west), Gosport (5 miles south), Havant (7 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles south-west) and Horndean (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Boarhunt
Boarhunt’s nearest station is Portchester station, roughly 1.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Fareham Shopping Centre (2 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (2.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Boarhunt includes Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Boarhunt
Across Boarhunt, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. We can come before or after service, so cooking is not interrupted. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are grease filters clogged with grease and staff short of time to wash filters.
In a small place like Boarhunt, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Boarhunt (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Boarhunt
The type of cooking matters. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers so no single schedule suits every kitchen.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Blocked baffle filters
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- A canopy running with filters missing
A hospital like Knowle Hospital, about 2.9 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease, though often more slowly.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Boarhunt
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Leave it or put it right?
When filters block, extraction suffers. Heat and fumes hang in the kitchen while the fan strains. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. A planned visit to Boarhunt is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Don’t refit a filter that is bent
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What else we do in Boarhunt
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Boarhunt.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Questions from Boarhunt
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Boarhunt?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Boarhunt. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Boarhunt in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Boarhunt, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Send us details or pictures and we will quote quickly.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters.
What happens to the dirty filters?
They leave with us. That is how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out and nothing greasy left on site.
Which sectors do you work in?
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.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.