Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Lower Swanwick, Hampshire
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Lower Swanwick. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Grease filter exchange in Lower Swanwick
In Lower Swanwick, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing, lighter ones less. The interval is agreed before the first visit. If you have filter washing that keeps being missed and damaged filters letting grease past, we can put it right, from school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and baffle filters onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Lower Swanwick, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Lower Swanwick (SO31)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Lower Swanwick
Some kitchens in Lower Swanwick wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. When it doesn’t happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. Somewhere as small as Lower Swanwick, 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. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
Grease filter exchange can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Lower Swanwick run smoothly.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
FAQs for Lower Swanwick
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Lower Swanwick out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Lower Swanwick, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you work in villages like Lower Swanwick?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
We check every filter at each visit. We tell you about any that are damaged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Tell us what you have when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, or we’ll check on the first visit.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
An exchange doesn’t take long, and can be booked outside service times. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Lower Swanwick kitchens: local notes
Lower Swanwick lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Lower Swanwick on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 25 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lower Swanwick. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Lower Swanwick. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hospital like Coldeast, about 1.2 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Bursledon Church of England Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Lower Swanwick is about 2 miles west of Whiteley, in Hampshire. For grease filter exchange in and around Lower Swanwick, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, Lower Swanwick included. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Lower Swanwick is one of them.
Grease filter exchange in SO31 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Green Lane, Bridge Road and Station Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Lower Swanwick: Swanwick (1 mile south-east), Sarisbury (1 mile south-east), Sarisbury Green (1 mile south), Park Gate (2 miles south-east) and Burridge (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (14 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (5 miles south-east) and Horndean (13 miles east).
Near you in Lower Swanwick
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Brookfield Community School and Language College and The Old Ship Inn. Lower Swanwick has its own railway station: Bursledon station. A little further out are St Andrew's Castle (2.4 miles south) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (under half a mile north-east). The countryside around Lower Swanwick includes Swanwick Lakes.
What else we do in Lower Swanwick
Common problems we fix in Lower Swanwick
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. The filters catch much of it, and day by day they load up and airflow falls away.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- A canopy running with filters missing
Commuter trade near Bursledon station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What paperwork you get at the end
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Report a dripping canopy early
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 book that in.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.