Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Durford Wood grease filter exchange
We cover Durford Wood for grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Grease filter exchange in Durford Wood, done properly
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork though vapour still carries some grease past them. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. Typical jobs include missing filters in the filter bank and staff short of time to wash filters, across island canopies, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs.
For a kitchen in or near Durford Wood, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. 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
- Durford Wood (GU33, GU31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. In a small place like Durford Wood, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Durford Wood
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Grease filter exchange around Durford Wood
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways in and around Durford Wood, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. In Durford Wood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hampshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Durford Wood is 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Durford Wood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like Petersfield Community Hospital, about 2.8 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Liss Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Durford Wood is about 3 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Durford Wood gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 17 miles away.
All of GU33 and GU31 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Stodham Lane and Pruetts Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include West Liss (1 mile north), Hill Brow (1 mile east), Liss (1 mile north), The Mint (2 miles north-east) and Liss Forest (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Havant (12 miles south), Horndean (10 miles south-west), Alton (9 miles north-west), Waterlooville (12 miles south-west), Petersfield (3 miles south-west) and Purbrook (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Durford Wood
In Durford Wood, that means kitchens and buildings near Whistle Stop pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Durford Wood is Liss station, roughly 1 mile north. Nearby you will also find Bear Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (2.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Wheatham Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk South.
Common questions in Durford Wood
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Durford Wood?
Kitchens in Durford Wood are inspected by East Hampshire council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you get to a site in Durford Wood?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We will talk you through which suits your kitchen when you get in touch.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. At the start, we note what your canopies use so every set we bring fits.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
How long will you be on site?
That depends on the amount of work, but for many sites it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
Where do the greasy filters go?
Yes. Used filters go with us to be cleaned while a clean set goes in.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
It isn’t. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
Leave it or put it right?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. A planned visit to Durford Wood is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Durford Wood
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
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 will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Part by part
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.