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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Bitterne Manor
Kitchen extract cleaning for Bitterne Manor, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bitterne Manor, done properly
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you are dealing with ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can put it right, from extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Most calls from Bitterne Manor come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a smaller place like Bitterne Manor, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Bitterne Manor (SO18, SO17, SO14)
- Region
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Common questions in Bitterne Manor
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Bitterne Manor during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 43 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Bitterne Manor, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work in villages like Bitterne Manor?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What accreditations do you hold?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Bitterne Manor and across Southampton. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Bitterne Manor kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from Bitterne Manor. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 240 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 119 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Bitterne Manor. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. It’s Southampton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Bitterne Manor. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Denys, or anywhere in Bitterne Manor, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Commuter trade near Bitterne station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal South Hants Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bitterne Manor, about 0.7 miles south-west.
Bitterne Manor is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Anywhere in SO18, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Bitterne Manor is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover for commercial clients.
All of SO18, SO17 and SO14 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Ivy Road, North Road and South Road or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in St Denys (1 mile north-west), Southampton (1 mile west), Northam (1 mile south), Bitterne Park (1 mile north-east) and Portswood (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Bitterne Manor
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bitterne Park School, St Mary's Independent School and Rockstone Place Park. There’s a railway station in Bitterne Manor itself: Bitterne station. A little further out are Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles east) and Netley Castle (3 miles south). Not far away are Netley Common.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a smaller place like Bitterne Manor, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Leave it or put it right?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Bitterne Manor at a time that suits you.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Bitterne Manor
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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