Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Vernham Street
Grease filter exchange for Vernham Street and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
How we handle grease filter exchange in Vernham Street
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include grease filters clogged with grease and a greasy plenum behind the filters, on mesh filters, wall canopies and baffle filters.
Work in a small place like Vernham Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Vernham Street (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum so tell us if you need a replacement.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork between full cleans.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. 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. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Vernham Street.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Vernham Street
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Places near Vernham Street
What else we do in Vernham Street
Common problems we fix in Vernham Street
The type of cooking matters. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Stargroves, about 4.2 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Vernham Street; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Vernham Street questions
Can the work in Vernham Street be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Vernham Street doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Vernham Street?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters can’t hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Vernham Street
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Grease filter exchange in Vernham Street: the local picture
Fire safety in Vernham Street 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. Food hygiene inspections in Vernham Street are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Vernham Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Vernham Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Vernham Street is about 7 miles north of Andover, in Hampshire. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Vernham Street and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Vernham Street is one of them. We also work in Reading, about 24 miles from Vernham Street.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: SP11. We also cover the places around Vernham Street: Test Valley (3 miles east), Upper Green (4 miles north), Ashmansworth (4 miles east), Lower Green (4 miles north) and Inkpen Common (4 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Andover (7 miles south), Tidworth (9 miles south-west), Ludgershall (7 miles south-west), Whitchurch (9 miles south-east), East Anton (6 miles south) and Oakley (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Vernham Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near The George Inn. For a walk, there’s Combe Hill.