Isle of Wight · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Gatcombe, Isle of Wight
Grease filter exchange in Gatcombe from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Grease dripping from the canopy
How we handle grease filter exchange in Gatcombe
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you are dealing with weak extraction at the canopy and a greasy plenum behind the filters, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Gatcombe, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Gatcombe (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Gatcombe questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Gatcombe?
That’s Isle of Wight council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Gatcombe. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work at weekends in Gatcombe?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Gatcombe needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
How it works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Gatcombe, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
Places near Gatcombe
Also in Gatcombe
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
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 arrange it.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
Grease filter exchange around Gatcombe
Look up Gatcombe on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Gatcombe. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Gatcombe. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Gatcombe sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Gatcombe House, about 0.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Gatcombe; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hospital like Whitecroft Hospital, about 0.6 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St. Olave's Church or elsewhere in Gatcombe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Gatcombe is about 2 miles south of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Every kind of commercial site in Gatcombe, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. We also work in Portsmouth, about 14 miles from Gatcombe.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: PO30. We cover sites on Gatcombe Road, Rectory Lane and Newbarn Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Chillerton (1 mile south), Plaish (2 miles north-west), Clatterford (2 miles north), Bowcombe (2 miles north-west) and Carisbrooke (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Ryde (8 miles north-east), Cowes (6 miles north), Sandown (6 miles east), Shanklin (6 miles east), Ventnor (6 miles south-east) and East Cowes (6 miles north). For island and remote sites, the visit takes a little more planning, so let us know when you get in touch.
What’s near Gatcombe
Typical jobs here are in premises near Christ The King College, among other places. A little further out are Carisbrooke Castle (1.6 miles north) and Isle of Wight Music Museum (2.5 miles north). Open spaces near Gatcombe include Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Brighstone Down.
What affects the quote in Gatcombe
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What happens if it’s left?
When filters block, extraction suffers. Heat and fumes hang in the kitchen, and the fan works harder to pull air through. A regular exchange keeps the airflow where it should be. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Gatcombe is calmer for everyone.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.