Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Butlocks Heath grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Butlocks Heath? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Butlocks Heath
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and restaurants and pubs, and people most often call us about hand-washed filters that still look greasy and a greasy plenum behind the filters.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Butlocks Heath (SO31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Butlocks Heath
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
Look out for any of the following:
- Blocked baffle filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Commuter trade near Netley station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
Butlocks Heath kitchens: local notes
Butlocks Heath lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 13 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Butlocks Heath and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Butlocks Heath is covered by 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Netley Abbey Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Coldeast, about 2.6 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Butlocks Heath is about 3 miles north-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. For grease filter exchange in and around Butlocks Heath, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Butlocks Heath. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Butlocks Heath among them.
Every address in SO31 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Woolston Road, Old School Close and The Grove or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Butlocks Heath, we cover Netley (1 mile south-west), Hound (1 mile south), Old Netley (1 mile north-east), Lowford (1 mile north-east) and Bursledon (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (6 miles east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Butlocks Heath
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Hamble School, Grove Park Business and Enterprise College and Westwood Woodland Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Butlocks Heath itself: Netley station. Other landmarks nearby include Westquay (3.4 miles north-west) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Mercury Marshes.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Butlocks Heath questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Butlocks Heath?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Does coastal air change anything about grease filter exchange in Butlocks Heath?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, Butlocks Heath gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We will explain the options when we quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
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Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Butlocks Heath
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
We don’t 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, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes less than an hour in most kitchens, and we clear up before we go. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Butlocks Heath.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Why deal with it now?
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. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Butlocks Heath is calmer for everyone.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Butlocks Heath businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.