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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Hilsea
Our technicians work in Hilsea on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hilsea
Any kitchen we clean in Hilsea gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers discharge points, plenums and filters and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and stale cooking odours from the system. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Hilsea, you get one team and one number for every site.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
For a smaller kitchen near Hilsea, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hilsea (PO2, PO3, PO6)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Hilsea kitchens: local notes
Hilsea lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 97 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 78 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Hilsea, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kitchens in Hilsea get their food hygiene inspections from Portsmouth council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Queen Alexandra Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hilsea, about 1.4 miles north. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Gatcombe Park Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hilsea is about 2 miles north of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Sites in Hilsea get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Hilsea is one of 19 towns, villages and districts in Portsmouth where we work for kitchen extract cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: PO2, PO3 and PO6. Local streets include Vita Road, Conan Road and Arras Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Hilsea include Cosham (1 mile north), North End (1 mile south-west), Tipner (1 mile south-west), Wymering (1 mile north) and Rudmore (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Southsea (3 miles south), Portsea (3 miles south-west) and Portsmouth Point (3 miles south-west).
What’s near Hilsea
Typical jobs here are in premises near Alexandra Park, Trafalgar School and Coach and Horses pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Hilsea station, roughly 0.5 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include World War I Remembrance Centre (0.8 miles east) and Tricorn Centre (2.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Common problems we fix in Hilsea
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine 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.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
For kitchens close to Hilsea station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
What else we do in Hilsea
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hilsea
Can school kitchens in Hilsea be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 29 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Hilsea, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Will you come out to Hilsea?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We plan the journey to Hilsea and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: 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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
Why it’s worth doing now in Hilsea
If your kitchen in Hilsea is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. A site near Hilsea that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.