Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Woodgreen, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange in Woodgreen, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Grease filter exchange in Woodgreen
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts though vapour still carries some grease past them. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. Typical jobs include drips falling from the filters onto equipment and grease left in baffles after washing, across island canopies, wall canopies and school and hospital kitchens.
In a village or hamlet like Woodgreen, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically 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, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Woodgreen (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Places near Woodgreen
What else we do in Woodgreen
What we are called out for in Woodgreen
Kitchens in Woodgreen, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease filters clogged with grease
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Boniface or elsewhere in Woodgreen, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy straight away. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
Grease, kitchens and Woodgreen
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Woodgreen. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Woodgreen get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Woodgreen. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Breamore Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Breamore House, about 1.5 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Woodgreen; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Woodgreen is in Hampshire. Anywhere in SP6, we can take on grease filter exchange. Woodgreen is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for grease filter exchange. We also work in Southampton, around 16 miles away.
Every address in SP6 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on High Street, Love Lane and Grace Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Woodgreen include Breamore (1 mile west), Upper Burgate (1 mile south-west), Godshill (2 miles south), Upper Street (2 miles west) and Hale (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (11 miles east), Romsey (12 miles east), New Milton (15 miles south), Ringwood (8 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south) and Marchwood (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Woodgreen
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Horse and Groom pub and The Burgate School and Sixth Form and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (0.9 miles south-west) and Fordingbridge Museum (2.5 miles south-west).
Managing agents and facilities teams in Woodgreen
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
Clogged filters choke the extract. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder to pull air through. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Woodgreen
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Woodgreen
Which environmental health team covers Woodgreen?
That’s New Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Woodgreen. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can the work in Woodgreen be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Woodgreen needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How often should grease filters be changed?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you take the used filters away?
We take them away. That’s how an exchange works: you always have a clean set fitted, with no washing for your team.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and plan the exchange around them.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that is an option. We will check your filters first because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Part by part
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Woodgreen, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.