Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Plaitford Green grease filter exchange
Our technicians work in Plaitford Green on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Plaitford Green
A filter that does not sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. If you have grease collecting in the filter channels and blocked baffle filters, we can help, from baffle filters, wall canopies and mesh filters onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Plaitford Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Plaitford Green (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
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 we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why it’s worth doing now in Plaitford Green
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in Plaitford Green, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. Planning a trip to Plaitford Green ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Plaitford Green
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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Plaitford Green questions
Can the work in Plaitford Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Plaitford Green?
In Plaitford Green, it’s Test Valley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Is Plaitford Green in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Plaitford Green, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How long will you be on site?
The work itself takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and the quote will say how long.
Grease filter exchange around Plaitford Green
Plaitford Green 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. Kitchens in Plaitford Green get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere in Plaitford Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Historic houses near Plaitford Green, such as Landford Manor about 1.7 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Plaitford Green is about 5 miles west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Plaitford Green, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Plaitford Green is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for grease filter exchange. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in SO51 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Wellow Wood Road and Sherfield English Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Plaitford Green: West Wellow (1 mile south), The Frenches (2 miles east), Shootash (2 miles east), Canada (2 miles south) and East Wellow (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (13 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles east), Totton (6 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (9 miles east), Hedge End (14 miles south-east) and Romsey (5 miles east).
Near you in Plaitford Green
For rail, the closest station is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, about 3.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Romsey Community Hospital (4.9 miles east). The countryside around Plaitford Green includes Copythorne Common.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Plaitford Green?
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Romsey Community Hospital (about 4.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Plaitford Green.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters