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Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Dorchester and Christchurch have apartments, harbourside homes and holiday lets, many with stainless visor hoods.
The kitchens we see locally, how their hoods are used, and what to expect when we visit.
Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Dorchester and Christchurch have apartments, harbourside homes and holiday lets, many with stainless visor hoods.
Holiday lets fry regularly. Lightly used hoods in retirement flats can still hold old grease that goes sticky and smells.
We work in apartment blocks with lifts and seafront properties, and check outside vent flaps on ducted hoods.
Every time you cook, fat vapour rises into the cooker hood and condenses on the filters, canopy and fan. Over months it turns from a light film into a sticky layer that slows the motor, drips back onto the hob and becomes a fire risk. In Weymouth, a professional hood clean removes that build-up from the parts you can see and the parts you can't.
A ducted cooker hood sends air outside through a wall or roof vent, so the ducting and outside flap need to stay clear. A recirculating hood filters air through charcoal and returns it to the kitchen, so the carbon filters need replacing regularly. We clean both types across Weymouth and check whichever part your hood relies on.
Most cooker hoods that seem to have stopped working only need a thorough clean. If the motor bearings are worn, the fan blades are damaged or the stainless steel has been etched by harsh cleaners, we'll explain what a clean can and can't fix so you can decide whether replacing the hood makes more sense.
If the filters look brown or the hood smells, yes. Old grease turns sticky even without daily cooking.
Yes, including the outside vent if the hood is ducted.
For a household that fries most days, two to four professional cleans a year with monthly filter washing keeps the hood working well. Lighter use can go six to twelve months between cleans.
Yes. We clean canopies, baffle filters and accessible ductwork in restaurants, takeaways, pubs, hotels and other commercial kitchens, usually out of hours.
Yes. We use food-safe, kitchen-grade degreasers, keep them away from food preparation surfaces and rinse every cleaned part before it goes back in.
You can wash mesh filters and wipe the outside regularly. The canopy underside, chimney joints, fan and ducting are harder to reach and are where most of the grease ends up, which is what a professional clean covers.
The price depends on the type and size of hood, how much grease has built up, access height and whether any filters need replacing. Send us the details and a photo and we'll send a written quote.
Tell us your hood type in Weymouth, whether it vents outside, and add a photo if you can. We'll reply with a written quote.