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Grease Filter Exchange in King's Somborne
Grease filter exchange across King's Somborne and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Grease filter exchange in King's Somborne, done properly
A filter that does not sit right lets grease straight past. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps and every filter is checked when we swap them. We point out any that need replacing. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are weak extraction at the canopy and grease dripping from the canopy.
In a small place like King's Somborne, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- King's Somborne (SO20)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in King's Somborne
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
When to call us in King's Somborne
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Poor airflow through the filters
For schools such as King's Somborne Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
FAQs for King's Somborne
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in King's Somborne?
In King's Somborne, it’s Test Valley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can the work in King's Somborne be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in King's Somborne needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What affects the quote in King's Somborne
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Grease filter exchange around King's Somborne
King's Somborne 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. Kitchens in King's Somborne get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in King's Somborne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around King's Somborne (Mottisfont Abbey is about 3.2 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
King's Somborne is about 6 miles north of Romsey, in Hampshire. If you need grease filter exchange in King's Somborne, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including King's Somborne. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 12 miles away.
Work in SO20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Church Road, Old Palace Farm and Forge Close and the roads around them. King's Somborne is on the A3057, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Ashley (1 mile east), Little Somborne (2 miles north-east), Up Somborne (2 miles north-east), Braishfield (4 miles south) and Lower Slackstead (4 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (7 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles south-east), Andover (9 miles north), Totton (11 miles south), Chandler's Ford (8 miles south-east) and Hedge End (14 miles south-east).
Around King's Somborne
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Crown Public House, among other places. The closest station to King's Somborne is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, roughly 4 miles south-west. A little further out are Romsey Community Hospital (5.8 miles south).
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
The next exchange is already in the diary. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to keep up.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
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What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold, and we clear up before we go. In a small place like King's Somborne, 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.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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.