Southampton · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Eling
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Eling, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Eling
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are often asked to deal with heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, across extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Eling? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Around a smaller place like Eling, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Eling (SO40, SO15)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Eling?
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
What we are most often called out for:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Eling, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Questions from Eling
Which fire authority looks after Eling?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Eling. 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.
Which environmental health team covers Eling?
Kitchens in Eling are inspected by New Forest 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 parts of the extract do you clean?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What accreditations do you hold?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
When do you clean the extract?
The clean is done when the kitchen isn’t cooking, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Eling: the local picture
The coast is only about 1 mile from Eling. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 16 pubs, bars and clubs across Eling and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Eling, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For kitchens close to Totton station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. A hospital like Western Community Hospital, about 1.9 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Eling is about 1 mile south-east of Totton, in Southampton. Every kind of commercial site in Eling, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Eling is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover for commercial clients.
All of SO40 and SO15 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Bury Lane, Rose Road and Mill Road or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A35, Eling is simple for us to get to at any hour. Other places close to Eling include Redbridge (1 mile north-east), Millbrook (2 miles east), Hillyfields (2 miles north-east), Maybush (2 miles north-east) and Regents Park (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Southampton (4 miles east), Townhill Park (6 miles east), Midanbury (5 miles east), Thornhill (6 miles east), Chartwell Green (6 miles east) and Harefield (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Eling
In Eling, that means kitchens and buildings near The Anchor pub and Hounsdown School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Eling itself: Totton station. A little further out are Eling Experience (0.6 miles north) and Westquay (3.5 miles east). Open spaces near Eling include Testwood Lakes.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a smaller place like Eling, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We survey the system first, from your photos 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.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
Why it’s worth doing now in Eling
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. A quieter site near Eling still needs its system looked after.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Eling businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Eling
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.