Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Bentworth
Kitchen extract cleaning for Bentworth and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
When to call us in Bentworth
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Alton Community Hospital (about 2.8 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What hours they’ll be on site
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Bentworth
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We are often asked to deal with years of baked-on grease in the ducts and grease drips onto cooking equipment, across vertical risers, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters. When a restaurant in Bentworth asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Most kitchens in Bentworth fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a small place like Bentworth, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Bentworth (GU34)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Grease, kitchens and Bentworth
About 47 miles out from central London, Bentworth is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Fire safety in Bentworth 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.
School kitchens, at schools like St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near St. Mary's Church, or anywhere in Bentworth, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Bentworth is about 3 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Bentworth, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 20 miles from Bentworth.
Here we cover the GU34 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Village Street, Church Street and Drury Lane and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Bentworth, we cover Holt End (1 mile south-west), Thedden (1 mile south-east), Wivelrod (1 mile south-east), New Copse (1 mile south-west) and Beech (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (8 miles north), Winchester (13 miles south-west), Farnborough (15 miles north-east), Fleet (12 miles north-east), Aldershot (14 miles north-east) and Alton (3 miles east).
Around Bentworth
In Bentworth, that means kitchens and buildings near The Star Inn. Bentworth’s nearest station is Alton station, about 3.5 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (3.2 miles south-west) and Gliding Heritage Centre (2.2 miles north-east). The countryside around Bentworth includes King's Hill.
What else we do in Bentworth
Bentworth questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Bentworth?
Kitchens in Bentworth are inspected by East Hampshire council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Bentworth?
Fire safety enforcement in Bentworth is handled by 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.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
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’s our job.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
The process
The visit has three parts: 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, which takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Somewhere as small as Bentworth, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.