Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Cottonworth, Hampshire
Specialist grease filter exchange for Cottonworth: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
How we handle grease filter exchange in Cottonworth
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away and the canopy is refilled right away. If you have grease collecting in the filter channels and missing filters in the filter bank, we can put it right, from mesh filters, baffle filters and island canopies onwards.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Cottonworth (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Cottonworth: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Cottonworth?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Cottonworth is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Cottonworth after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Cottonworth can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you take the used filters away?
Yes. Used filters go with us to be cleaned and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote quickly.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Cottonworth
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Cottonworth. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Cottonworth. 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. The fire and rescue service for Cottonworth is 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary the Less or anywhere around Cottonworth, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Cottonworth is about 4 miles south of Andover, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Cottonworth, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Cottonworth is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for grease filter exchange. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 17 miles from Cottonworth.
Grease filter exchange in SP11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover Fullerton (1 mile south-west), Chilbolton (1 mile east), Wherwell (1 mile north-east), Wherwell Wood (1 mile north) and Leckford (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles south), Andover (4 miles north), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south), Romsey (11 miles south) and Hyde (9 miles south-east).
Near you in Cottonworth
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Longstock Park and Abbots Mitre pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Andover station, about 4.1 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.4 miles north) and Andover Museum (3.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
Towns and villages near Cottonworth
What else we do in Cottonworth
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For grease filter exchange in Cottonworth, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Common problems we fix in Cottonworth
Wherever you are, Cottonworth included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Cottonworth is Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 4.4 miles north.
Before you book anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Why it’s worth doing now in Cottonworth
Some kitchens in Cottonworth 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. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. 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 Cottonworth.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.