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Grease Filter Exchange in Portsea
Grease filter exchange across Portsea and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
What grease filter exchange looks like in Portsea
The coast is only about 1 mile from Portsea. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 290 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 115 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Portsea, up to about a mile and a half out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. In Portsea, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Portsmouth council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you cook for passing trade around Portsmouth Harbour station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. For schools such as Portsmouth Grammar School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Portsea is about 1 mile south-west of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Whatever kind of site you run in Portsea, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 19 places in Portsmouth are on our list, large and small.
Every address in PO1, PO12 and PO5 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Main Road, Park Road and Scott Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Portsmouth Point (1 mile south), Clayhall (2 miles south-west), Haslar (2 miles south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north-east), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north-east), Drayton (4 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
Around Portsea
In Portsea, that means kitchens and buildings near The Ship & Castle pub, St Jude's CofE Primary School and Charter Academy. There’s a railway station in Portsea itself: Portsmouth Harbour station. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Portsmouth Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Genesis Expo Creationist Museum (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Portsea include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Portsea
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. Common call-outs are for grease left in baffles after washing and grease filters clogged with grease, across wall canopies, mesh filters and school and hospital kitchens.
In a smaller place like Portsea, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Portsea (PO1, PO12, PO5)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Portsea
Which council inspects kitchens in Portsea?
Kitchens in Portsea are inspected by Portsmouth council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can a school canteen extract in Portsea be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Portsea, the Food Standards Agency lists about 32 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. We will check your filters first because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Clean filters help keep grease down, but the ducts and plenum still need cleaning at an interval set by risk assessment.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Portsea
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Around Portsea, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Portsea
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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
A hospital like Royal Portsmouth Hospital, about 0.8 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Why it’s worth doing now in Portsea
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. When a site near Portsea shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.