Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Colbury grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Colbury, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Poor airflow through the filters
About our grease filter exchange in Colbury
In Colbury, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. Busy kitchens need changes more often while a lighter kitchen can go longer. The interval is agreed before the first visit. The work covers wall canopies, island canopies and mesh filters, and common reasons people get in touch are filters that leave gaps in the canopy and drips falling from the filters onto equipment.
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.
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.
- Place
- Colbury (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Colbury knowing what to expect.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Nearby places to Colbury
What else we do in Colbury
Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters can’t hold any more. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below, which an EHO may well notice. It’s simpler to plan the work at Colbury now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why us?
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Part by part
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
Colbury questions
Which fire service covers Colbury?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Colbury. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Colbury?
Food hygiene inspections in Colbury are carried out by New Forest council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
It doesn’t. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Grease, kitchens and Colbury
Sea air reaches Colbury, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. 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 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Colbury. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Fire safety in Colbury falls to 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.
For schools such as Foxhills Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ashurst Hospital about 1 mile south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Southampton Tudor House and Garden is about 4.3 miles east), access may need planning.
Colbury is about 1 mile south of Totton, in Hampshire. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Colbury and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Colbury is one of them.
Every address in SO40 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover Ashurst (1 mile west), Lyndhurst (4 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (6 miles south-west) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 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 Colbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn. Colbury’s nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Ashurst Hospital (1 mile south-west) and National Dairy Museum (within half a mile south). Open spaces near Colbury include Testwood Lakes.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due and we can book that in.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- What state the system is in
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.