Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Old Basing
One call covers grease filter exchange in Old Basing: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Grease filter exchange in Old Basing
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Old Basing, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. Common call-outs are for missing filters in the filter bank and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, across school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs.
In a smaller place like Old Basing, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Old Basing (RG24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease deep in the extract system
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Towns and villages near Old Basing
Also in Old Basing
Leave it or put it right?
Clogged filters choke the extract. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder to pull air through. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. When a site near Old Basing shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Old Basing questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Old Basing out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Old Basing, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Old Basing?
Fire safety enforcement in Old Basing 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.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. We will check your filters first because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Tell us what you have and we’ll come back with a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Visits are short, and can be booked outside service times. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
Kitchen extracts in Old Basing
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Old Basing. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Old Basing is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Old Basing. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Old Basing is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, about 3 miles west. School kitchens, at schools like Old Basing Infant School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Old Basing is about 3 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Old Basing and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Old Basing among them. We also work in Reading, about 13 miles from Old Basing.
We cover every part of RG24 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on The Street, London Road and Paulet Place or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Lychpit (1 mile west), Mapledurwell (1 mile east), Andwell (1 mile east), Water End (2 miles east) and Chineham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (3 miles west), Farnborough (12 miles east), Fleet (9 miles east), Aldershot (12 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (10 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Old Basing
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Costello School, Eastrop Park and The Crown Public House and the streets around them. Old Basing’s nearest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 2 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Festival Place (1.9 miles west) and Basing House (within half a mile west). Open spaces near Old Basing include Farleigh Hill and The Mill Field.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Old Basing
Washing filters by hand doesn’t always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Damaged filters letting grease past
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Old Basing, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
How it works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. In a place like Old Basing, we fit the visit around your hours.
- 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.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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How we price grease filter exchange
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.