Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Littleton, Hampshire
For grease filter exchange in Littleton, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange around Littleton
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Littleton. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Littleton. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Littleton are the job of Winchester City council’s environmental health team. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Harestock Primary School or anywhere near Littleton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Catherine, or anywhere in Littleton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Littleton is about 2 miles north-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Littleton and the rest of Hampshire. Littleton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (12 miles or so).
All of SO22 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Rutledge Drive, Fyfield Way and Hilden Way and the roads around them. We also cover Harestock (1 mile south-east), Weeke (1 mile south-east), Sparsholt (1 mile south-west), Westley (2 miles west) and Abbotts Barton (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastleigh (8 miles south), Andover (10 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (7 miles south), Hedge End (12 miles south) and Romsey (9 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Littleton
In Littleton, that means kitchens and buildings near Henry Beaufort School and The Running Horse pub. Littleton’s nearest station is Winchester station, about 1.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Observer Corps Museum (1.8 miles south-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (1.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Littleton include Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Littleton
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. Common call-outs are for a canopy running with filters missing and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, on school and hospital kitchens, wall canopies and mesh filters.
In a small place like Littleton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Littleton (SO22)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Why act early in Littleton
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. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. Somewhere as small as Littleton, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Littleton businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- In business since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. We agree the schedule to match.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Littleton: your questions answered
Can you come to Littleton after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Littleton can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire authority looks after Littleton?
Fire safety enforcement in Littleton is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How often should grease filters be changed?
There’s no single answer. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. We’ll check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Littleton?
Wherever you are, Littleton included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. A missed wash or two is all it takes for filters to fill with grease.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
A hospital like Royal Hampshire County Hospital, about 1.9 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Littleton and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.