Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Wigley
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Wigley, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Blocked baffle filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Common questions in Wigley
Do you work in villages like Wigley?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Wigley is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can the work in Wigley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Wigley needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
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.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Grease filter exchange in Wigley, done properly
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. Typical jobs include missing filters in the filter bank and damaged filters letting grease past, on restaurants and pubs, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies.
In a village or hamlet like Wigley, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wigley (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, 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 we start.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Wigley
Look up Wigley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Wigley. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. In Wigley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. 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. Wigley sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Landford Manor is about 4.4 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Wigley is about 3 miles north-west of Totton, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Wigley, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 7 miles away.
Every address in SO51 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Ower (1 mile south), Hillstreet (1 mile south-east), East Wellow (2 miles north-west), Blackhill (2 miles north-west) and Copythorne (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles east), Totton (3 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (7 miles east), Hedge End (11 miles east) and Lymington (13 miles south).
What’s near Wigley
The closest station to Wigley is Totton station, roughly 3.4 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1.5 miles south) and Eling Experience (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Wigley include Copythorne Common.
Also near Wigley
Also in Wigley
What happens if it’s left?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below, which an EHO may well notice. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Wigley 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. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wigley
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with photos
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
When to call us in Wigley
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wigley is Tatchbury Mount Hospital, about 1.5 miles south.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. In a small place like Wigley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
When it’s something else
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters