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Grease filter exchange in Upper Common, Hampshire
Looking for grease filter exchange in Upper Common? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Upper Common
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That’s why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. Typical jobs include filters left unwashed on busy weeks and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, across school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and island canopies.
Somewhere as small as Upper Common, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Upper Common (RG25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Leave it or put it right?
For any kitchen in Upper Common, filters can’t stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. A fault that closes a site in a village like Upper Common affects everyone who depends on it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Trading since 2009
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Upper Common is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Advice
Upper Common questions
Which fire service covers Upper Common?
Upper Common is in the area of 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Upper Common?
The local authority for Upper Common 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.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Where do the greasy filters go?
They leave with us. That’s how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
An exchange does not take long, and can be booked outside service times. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or photos and we will quote quickly.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Report a dripping canopy early
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. The dirty set leaves with us for cleaning.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Regular changes help protect the ductwork.
Grease, kitchens and Upper Common
We cover Upper Common, about 48 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Kitchens in Upper Common get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital is the nearest hospital to Upper Common, about 5.2 miles north. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St. Martin or elsewhere in Upper Common, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Hall Place is about 3.9 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Upper Common is about 4 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Upper Common and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Upper Common is one of them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 18 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in RG25 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Upper Common include Ellisfield (1 mile north-east), Cliddesden (2 miles north), Nashes Green (3 miles east), Viables (3 miles north) and Eastrop (4 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (4 miles north), Winchester (14 miles south-west), Fleet (12 miles north-east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (6 miles south-east) and Petersfield (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Upper Common
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Fox pub. Upper Common’s nearest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 4.4 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Barton Castle (4.6 miles south) and Gliding Heritage Centre (3.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Farleigh Hill.