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Grease filter exchange in South Weirs, Hampshire
Looking for grease filter exchange in South Weirs? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Your questions about grease filter exchange in South Weirs
Which council inspects kitchens in South Weirs?
The local authority for South Weirs is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can the work in South Weirs be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in South Weirs needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We’ll explain the options when we quote.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
It does not. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts and the whole system still needs its TR19 clean.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in South Weirs
An exchange visit in South Weirs does not take long. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set and make sure there are no gaps between them. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. Common call-outs are for filters that leave gaps in the canopy and grease filters clogged with grease, on island canopies, mesh filters and school and hospital kitchens.
Work in a small place like South Weirs starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- South Weirs (SO42)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though typically at a gentler pace.
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Grease filter exchange around South Weirs
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 7 pubs, bars and clubs and about 7 hotels and B&Bs in and around South Weirs, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers South Weirs. 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. In South Weirs, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a café or takeaway near Brockenhurst station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. For schools such as Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
South Weirs is about 4 miles north-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in South Weirs and the rest of Hampshire. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small. We also work in Southampton, about 11 miles from South Weirs.
Work in SO42 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Brockenhurst (1 mile north-east), Setley (1 mile east), Balmerlawn (2 miles north-east), Emery Down (4 miles north) and Lyndhurst (4 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Totton (8 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-east), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Lymington (4 miles south-east) and Romsey (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in South Weirs
South Weirs’s nearest station is Brockenhurst station, roughly 0.9 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.7 miles south-east).
What happens if it’s left?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. A fault that closes a site in a village like South Weirs affects everyone who depends on it.
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 South Weirs
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
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When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in South Weirs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
Signs you need grease filter exchange in South Weirs
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers so no single schedule suits every kitchen.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- A canopy that drips grease
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lymington New Forest Hospital about 3.7 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. For a village or hamlet like South Weirs, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in South Weirs, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.