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Kitchen extract cleaning in PO2
Kitchen extract, ductwork and ventilation cleaning for commercial kitchens and buildings across PO2, covering Hilsea, Rudmore and North End. A fixed price up front and out-of-hours working.
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Our services across PO2
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Fire damper testing
- Ductwork cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
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Tell us what needs doing and your postcode for a quick quote: phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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About kitchen extract cleaning in PO2
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and discharge points, and people most often call us about grease dripping from the canopy or filters and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19.
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Pricing in PO2
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
What’s near Hilsea
Around Hilsea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Coach and Horses pub, St Francis' Church and Gatcombe Park Primary School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Springfield School (1.3 miles north-east), Trafalgar School (less than half a mile north-west) and Alexandra Park (0.6 miles south-west). The closest station to Hilsea is Hilsea station, about 0.5 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include World War I Remembrance Centre (0.8 miles east) and Tricorn Centre (2.1 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Kitchen extract cleaning across PO2: local notes
In PO2, a busy kitchen in a place such as Landport, Hilsea and Wymering and a quiet village kitchen need very different cleaning intervals. Grease readings and BESA’s minimum intervals set the schedule for each.
From central London kitchens to coastal hotels and country pubs, London and the South East have every kind of site. Wherever the site is in PO2, the work is done to the same TR19® standard. Parts of PO2 are on or near the coast, where salt air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings. We look for corrosion as well as dirt on coastal sites.
Hilsea: School kitchens, at schools like Gatcombe Park Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a café or takeaway near Hilsea station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in PO2
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay 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 work begins, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What we are called out for in PO2
In PO2, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in PO2
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.