Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Downton, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Downton on grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Staff short of time to wash filters
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Report a dripping canopy early
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward and we can book that in.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
Grease filter exchange in Downton
Each visit is quick and tidy. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. If you’re dealing with grease collecting in the filter channels and grease dripping from the canopy, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Downton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Downton (SO41)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Downton
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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Questions from Downton
Can school kitchens in Downton be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Downton. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers Downton?
In Downton, it’s New Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or photos and we will quote, normally within one working day.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Downton, let us know and we will plan around it.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Related advice
Grease filter exchange in Downton: the local picture
Sea air reaches Downton, which sits within about 1 mile 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. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 10 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Downton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Downton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Highcliffe Castle is about 4.2 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Downton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Downton is about 3 miles west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Downton or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Downton is one of them. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
We work across the SO41 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Local streets include Hordle Lane and Shorefield Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Leagreen (1 mile east), Hordle (1 mile north), Ashley (2 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (2 miles west) and New Milton (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles north), Lymington (3 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (10 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east) and Marchwood (13 miles north-east).
Near you in Downton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Arnewood School. The nearest railway station is New Milton station, about 2 miles north-west. A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.7 miles north-east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Downton includes Milford on Sea LNR.
How we price grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease filter exchange will not do:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
When to call us in Downton
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- A canopy that drips grease
- Missing filters in the filter bank
A hospital like Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 3.7 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.