Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Totford
Need grease filter exchange in Totford? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Poor airflow through the filters
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 call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Grease filter exchange in Totford, done properly
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts though vapour still carries some grease past them. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you’re dealing with drips falling from the filters onto equipment and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near Totford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Totford (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Totford
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Totford?
The type of cooking matters. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Around Totford, as anywhere, we clean the parts you cannot see as well as the canopy you can.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. The interval is set to fit.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
Totford questions
Which fire service covers Totford?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Totford?
The local authority for Totford is Basingstoke and Deane council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
How long will you be on site?
We’ll confirm the time with your quote. In most cases, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Why act early in Totford
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system and few are as easy to forget. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Totford rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why Totford businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. Somewhere as small as Totford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
Nearby places to Totford
More services for Totford
Kitchen extracts in Totford
About 53 miles out from central London, Totford is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Totford are the job of Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Totford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Totford is about 8 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. For grease filter exchange in and around Totford, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Totford. Totford is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 18 miles from Totford.
We work across SO24 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Totford, we cover Northington (1 mile south-west), Brown Candover (1 mile north-east), Old Alresford (3 miles south-east), Preston Candover (3 miles north-east) and Bighton (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (10 miles north), Winchester (8 miles south-west), Eastleigh (14 miles south-west), Andover (14 miles west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
Landmarks near Totford
Around Totford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Woolpack Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Totford is Micheldever station, about 4.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (3 miles east).