Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crowdhill, Hampshire
We cover Crowdhill for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crowdhill
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you’re dealing with years of baked-on grease in the ducts and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can put it right. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like Crowdhill starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Crowdhill (SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Towns and villages near Crowdhill
Also in Crowdhill
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
How the visit works
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. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The timing of a visit to Crowdhill is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crowdhill: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 takeaways and sandwich shops in Crowdhill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. It’s Eastleigh council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crowdhill. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Crowdhill is covered by 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Crowdhill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Wyvern Technology College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Crowdhill is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Crowdhill, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Crowdhill. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Crowdhill among them. Southampton is in our area too, about 6 miles from Crowdhill.
Here we cover the SO50 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Chestnut Drive and Winchester Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Fisher's Pond (1 mile north), Nob's Crook (1 mile north-west), Colden Common (1 mile north-west), Lord's Wood (1 mile north-west) and Bishopstoke (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (6 miles north), Gosport (14 miles south-east), Fareham (10 miles south-east), Horndean (14 miles east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (4 miles west).
Near you in Crowdhill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The King's School Senior and The Fox & Hounds pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Eastleigh station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Eastleigh Museum (2.3 miles west) and Moorgreen Hospital (3.6 miles south). Open spaces near Crowdhill include Twyford Down and Shawford Down.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Crowdhill
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Moorgreen Hospital about 3.6 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Crowdhill
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Crowdhill?
Crowdhill is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Crowdhill out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Crowdhill. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Crowdhill?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.