Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Upper Swanmore, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Upper Swanmore. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Upper Swanmore
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. The work covers island canopies, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs, and people most often call us about grease filters clogged with grease and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly.
Somewhere as small as Upper Swanmore, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Upper Swanmore (SO32)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that cook for set mealtimes still load their filters, though often more slowly.
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Upper Swanmore?
Kitchens in Upper Swanmore, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. A missed wash or two is all it takes for a filter bank to clog.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Staff short of time to wash filters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School or anywhere near Upper Swanmore, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Proof of insurance
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Kitchen extracts in Upper Swanmore
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs and bars in Upper Swanmore and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Upper Swanmore. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Upper Swanmore, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Upper Swanmore is Knowle Hospital, about 5.1 miles south. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Barnabas or elsewhere in Upper Swanmore, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Upper Swanmore is about 6 miles north-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO32, we can take on grease filter exchange. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Upper Swanmore among them. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 10 miles from Upper Swanmore.
Our technicians cover all of SO32 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Vicarage Lane, Green Lane and Well Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Upper Swanmore include Hill Grove (1 mile south), Swanmore (1 mile south-west), The Hangers (1 mile north-west), Droxford (2 miles north-east) and Dean (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (10 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (8 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Upper Swanmore
Around Upper Swanmore, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Swanmore College of Technology and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Botley station, roughly 4.4 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Bishop's Waltham Museum (1.9 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (5.1 miles south). Not far away are St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Upper Swanmore.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Upper Swanmore: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Upper Swanmore?
That is Winchester City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Upper Swanmore. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is Upper Swanmore within the area you cover?
Yes, Upper Swanmore is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We will talk you through which suits your kitchen when you get in touch.
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 won’t 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 hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.