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Grease Filter Exchange in Tadley
Grease filter exchange in Tadley from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
About our grease filter exchange in Tadley
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away, so the canopy is never left without filters. Typical jobs include hand-washed filters that still look greasy and filters left unwashed on busy weeks, on baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and island canopies.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Tadley, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Tadley (RG26, RG7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Kitchen extracts in Tadley
The FSA’s data shows about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Tadley. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Tadley falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Tadley. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Where a hall near Saint Mary's Church, or anywhere in Tadley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Park Prewett Hospital, about 5.2 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Tadley is about 6 miles north of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Tadley, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Tadley is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for grease filter exchange. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 10 miles from Tadley.
Grease filter exchange in RG26 and RG7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Church Road, Ambrose Road and Wickham Close, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. You’ll find Tadley on the A340 and B3051, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Tadley include Baughurst (1 mile west), Pamber Heath (1 mile east), Heath End (1 mile west), Inhurst (2 miles west) and Aldermaston Soke (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (6 miles south), Fleet (14 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Hook (9 miles south-east), Popley (5 miles south-east) and Kempshott (8 miles south).
Near you in Tadley
In Tadley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Hurst School, The Falcon pub and The Hurst School. For rail, the closest station is Midgham station, roughly 3.3 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Park Prewett Hospital (5.2 miles south) and Calleva Museum (1.9 miles east).
Why it’s worth doing now in Tadley
For any kitchen in Tadley, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. Booking now keeps it a routine visit to Tadley rather than an urgent one.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why Tadley businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Tadley
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Tadley in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Tadley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which fire service covers Tadley?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Tadley. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
How often should grease filters be changed?
It depends on how much and what the kitchen cooks. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than lighter ones. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We’ll explain the options when we quote.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
What we’re called out for in Tadley
Washing filters by hand does not always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
For schools such as Bishopswood Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
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.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. 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. Parking in a town like Tadley is typically straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before we start. It doesn’t solve:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Grease deep in the extract system
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies