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Lower Slackstead grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Lower Slackstead, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Staff short of time to wash filters
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Lower Slackstead run smoothly.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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About our grease filter exchange in Lower Slackstead
Across Lower Slackstead, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you have gaps where filters have been removed and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, we can help, from island canopies, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Lower Slackstead (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
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.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Lower Slackstead
Which council inspects kitchens in Lower Slackstead?
That’s Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Lower Slackstead. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Lower Slackstead?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Lower Slackstead. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you take the used filters away?
They leave with us. That’s the point of an exchange: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
We can. Cleaning your existing filters is an option, and others prefer a straight swap. We make sure the canopy is ready for service either way.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
It depends on the size of the system, but for a typical site it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. We’ll confirm it with the quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
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 photos, so records stay tidy.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Lower Slackstead
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Lower Slackstead (Mottisfont Abbey is about 4.3 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Before you book anyone
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Do not refit a filter that is bent
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters or that the next TR19 clean is due.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
More services for Lower Slackstead
Lower Slackstead kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 6 pubs, bars and clubs in Lower Slackstead and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Lower Slackstead sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lower Slackstead. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Romsey Community Hospital about 3 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Lower Slackstead, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Lower Slackstead is about 3 miles north-east of Romsey, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Lower Slackstead, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Southampton is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
We cover every part of SO51 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Knapp (1 mile south-east), Braishfield (1 mile west), Ampfield (1 mile south), Gosport (2 miles south) and Crampmoor (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (6 miles north-east), Eastleigh (6 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north), Totton (8 miles south), Chandler's Ford (4 miles south-east) and Hedge End (10 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Lower Slackstead
The nearest railway station is Romsey station, about 3.3 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include King Johns House (3.7 miles south-west) and Romsey Community Hospital (3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.