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Grease Filter Exchange in Romsey
Grease filter exchange for Romsey, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Grease filter exchange in Romsey
A clean set of filters is a simple, regular dose of prevention. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy and takes a messy task off your team. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. Typical jobs include grease collecting in the filter channels and grease left in baffles after washing, on mesh filters, baffle filters and island canopies.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Romsey, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Romsey (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
What we’re called out for in Romsey
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum and on into the ductwork.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Romsey Primary School or anywhere near Romsey, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. For a site in a town like Romsey, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Romsey: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Romsey out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Romsey, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work overnight in Romsey?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Romsey doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We will give you a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep every filter in place during service
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and tell us if service times change.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
Places near Romsey
Also in Romsey
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Romsey and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
Grease filter exchange in Romsey: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 16 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Romsey. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Romsey, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Test Valley council. 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. Romsey sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Commuter trade near Romsey station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Swithun's Church, or anywhere in Romsey, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Romsey is about 6 miles west of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Romsey, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Romsey is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in SO51 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Station Road, Corn Market and Ashley Meadows and the roads around them. You’ll find Romsey on the A27 and A3057, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Romsey: North Baddesley (2 miles south-east), Toothill (2 miles south), Ashfield (2 miles south), Lee (2 miles south) and Upton (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (6 miles east), Andover (15 miles north), Totton (5 miles south), Chandler's Ford (4 miles east) and Hedge End (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Romsey
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Mountbatten School, Bishop Blaize Public House and The Romsey School. Romsey’s nearest station is Romsey station, about 0.5 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Romsey Community Hospital (under half a mile south) and King Johns House (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Romsey includes Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.