Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lymore, Hampshire
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Lymore? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Poor airflow at the canopy
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Lymore
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. We are often asked to deal with a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, across discharge points, extract fans and canopies and hoods. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lymore, you get one team and one number for every site.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Lymore (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lymore
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. For a village or hamlet like Lymore, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give 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.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Lymore?
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
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Lymore questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Lymore out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Lymore. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lymore?
Kitchens in Lymore are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What do I get after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Lymore: the local picture
The coast is only about 1 mile from Lymore. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs in Lymore and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from New Forest council inspect food businesses in Lymore. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lymore is Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 2.9 miles north-east. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Lymore, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Lymore is about 2 miles south-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Sites in Lymore get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Lymore is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
Work in SO41 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Lymore Valley, Lymore Lane and School Lane and the roads around them. Other places close to Lymore include Everton (1 mile north), Milford on Sea (1 mile south-west), Keyhaven (1 mile south-east), Lower Pennington (1 mile east) and Pennington (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (13 miles north), Hythe (12 miles north-east), New Milton (4 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west), Warsash (15 miles north-east) and Barton on Sea (4 miles west).
Near you in Lymore
Typical jobs here are in premises near Priestlands School and The Crown Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Lymore is Lymington Town station, about 2.7 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (2.9 miles north-east) and St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (2.4 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Milford on Sea LNR.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Lymore
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods