Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in North Waltham, Hampshire
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in North Waltham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. The interval is set to fit.
Grease filter exchange in North Waltham, done properly
In North Waltham, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. Busy kitchens need changes more often while a lighter kitchen can go longer. The interval is agreed before the first visit. We are often asked to deal with grease collecting in the filter channels and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, across island canopies, mesh filters and wall canopies.
In a small place like North Waltham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- North Waltham (RG25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens in North Waltham wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. When it does not happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. It’s simpler to plan the work at North Waltham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why North Waltham businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
When to call us in North Waltham
Kitchens in North Waltham, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. A missed wash or two is all it takes for a filter bank to clog.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as North Waltham Primary School or anywhere near North Waltham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Places near North Waltham
What else we do in North Waltham
Grease filter exchange in North Waltham: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around North Waltham, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. North Waltham sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In North Waltham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Park Prewett Hospital is the nearest hospital to North Waltham, about 5.6 miles north-east. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St. Michael's or elsewhere in North Waltham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
North Waltham is about 5 miles south-west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. For grease filter exchange in and around North Waltham, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including North Waltham. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and North Waltham is one of them. Reading is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: RG25. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Church Road, Chapel Street and Cuckoo Close and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Dummer (2 miles east), Oakley (3 miles north), Kempshott (3 miles north-east), Newfound (3 miles north) and Farleigh Wallop (4 miles east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (5 miles north-east), Winchester (12 miles south-west), Andover (12 miles west), Alton (10 miles south-east), Tadley (10 miles north) and Hook (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in North Waltham
In North Waltham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Fox pub. The nearest railway station is Micheldever station, roughly 3.6 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Park Prewett Hospital (5.6 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Farleigh Hill.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to North Waltham 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.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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.
Common questions in North Waltham
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in North Waltham?
The local authority for North Waltham is Basingstoke and Deane council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work overnight in North Waltham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in North Waltham keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
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.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you cover North Waltham?
Yes. We work in North Waltham and across Hampshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.