Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
South Town grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for South Town and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in South Town
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. The work covers baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are grease filters clogged with grease and grease left in baffles after washing.
For a kitchen in or near South Town, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- South Town (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
South Town: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after South Town?
Fire safety enforcement in South Town is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work at weekends in South Town?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in South Town does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
What happens if it’s left?
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. Somewhere as small as South Town, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
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What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: 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 pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to South Town can be planned properly.
- 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.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Grease filter exchange around South Town
South Town is about 49 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Kitchens in South Town get their food hygiene inspections from East Hampshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Town is Alton Community Hospital, about 3.4 miles east. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around South Town (Bentworth Hall is about 1.4 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Medstead Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
South Town is about 4 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. From the centre of South Town to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and South Town is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (20 miles or so).
We work across GU34 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on High Street, Church Lane and Green Stile or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around South Town: New Copse (1 mile north), Hattingley (1 mile west), Medstead (1 mile south-east), Soldridge (1 mile south) and Holt End (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (10 miles north), Winchester (12 miles south-west), Fleet (14 miles north-east), Horndean (15 miles south), Alton (4 miles east) and Petersfield (10 miles south-east).
What’s near South Town
The nearest railway station is Alton station, roughly 4.5 miles east. Nearby you will also find Barton Castle (2.2 miles west) and Alton Community Hospital (3.4 miles east). Not far away are King's Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep every filter in place during service
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy straight away. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. A clean set straight away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
How the job changes from site to site
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Regular changes help protect the ductwork.
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.