Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Fair Oak, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange for Fair Oak and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Grease filter exchange in Fair Oak, done properly
Across Fair Oak, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service, so cooking is not interrupted. The work covers baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are weak extraction at the canopy and grease building up behind the canopy filters.
Kitchens around a place like Fair Oak are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Fair Oak (SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. For a site near Fair Oak, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
How we price grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How big the system is
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
If you need grease filter exchange in Fair Oak, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Fair Oak questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Fair Oak?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can a school canteen extract in Fair Oak be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Fair Oak, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
How often should grease filters be changed?
That depends on the cooking. Kitchens that fry and grill all day need changes more often than lighter ones. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Kitchen extracts in Fair Oak
Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Fair Oak. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fair Oak is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Fair Oak get their food hygiene inspections from Eastleigh council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Fair Oak Junior School or anywhere near Fair Oak, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (South Stoneham House is about 3.9 miles south-west), access may need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Saint Thomas or elsewhere in Fair Oak, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Fair Oak is about 2 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO50, we can take on grease filter exchange. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small.
Here we cover the SO50 postcode area for grease filter exchange. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Dean Road, Witt Road and Sandy Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Fair Oak, we cover Horton Heath (1 mile south), Wintershill (2 miles east), Durley (2 miles south-east), Lower Upham (2 miles east) and Durley Street (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (7 miles north), Gosport (13 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles south-east), Fareham (9 miles south-east), Horndean (13 miles east) and Totton (10 miles west).
Near you in Fair Oak
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Old George Public House, Wyvern Technology College and Wyvern Technology College, among other places. Fair Oak’s nearest station is Hedge End station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Moorgreen Hospital (2.7 miles south-west) and Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
Nearby places to Fair Oak
Other services in Fair Oak
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Part by part
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long or that the next TR19 clean is due.
Honest limits
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies