Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Upper Clatford grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Upper Clatford, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Poor airflow through the filters
Common problems we fix in Upper Clatford
Kitchens in Upper Clatford, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. A missed wash or two is all it takes for filters to fill with grease.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Upper Clatford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a survey comes first
About our grease filter exchange in Upper Clatford
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. If you are dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and filters that leave gaps in the canopy, we can help, from mesh filters, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens onwards.
Work in a small place like Upper Clatford starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Upper Clatford (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Upper Clatford
Do you work in villages like Upper Clatford?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Upper Clatford included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Upper Clatford?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Upper Clatford. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Somewhere as small as Upper Clatford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- 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.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. A flare-up on the range can reach them, and from there into the duct. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. If the system at a site near Upper Clatford fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Always run the extract while cooking
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Also near Upper Clatford
What else we do in Upper Clatford
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- The postcode and the type of business
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Part by part
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit, because gaps let grease through.
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.
Grease, kitchens and Upper Clatford
Food Standards Agency records list about 49 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 24 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Upper Clatford. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Fire safety in Upper Clatford falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Upper Clatford get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley 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 cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Upper Clatford is Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 1.6 miles north. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Balksbury Junior School or anywhere near Upper Clatford, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Upper Clatford is about 1 mile south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SP11 postcode area, we can take on grease filter exchange. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small. Southampton is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Every address in SP11 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Sam Whites Hill, Valley Rise and Above Town, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Upper Clatford: Goodworth Clatford (1 mile south), Wherwell Wood (2 miles south-east), Wherwell (3 miles south-east), Cottonworth (3 miles south-east) and Fullerton (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (12 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles south), Romsey (14 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (8 miles north-west) and Weeke (11 miles south-east).
Near you in Upper Clatford
Around Upper Clatford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near John Hanson Community School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Andover station, about 1.3 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Andover Museum (1.5 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.6 miles north). For a walk, there’s Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.