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Fire damper testing in Anna Valley, Hampshire
Fire damper testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Anna Valley. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Buildings with no damper register
- Smoke dampers that need testing through their controls
- Dampers that cannot be reached without an access panel
Fire damper testing in Anna Valley
Not every damper relies on heat. A smoke damper is driven by a motor and responds to signals from its controls, so testing means running them through their controls and checking that each blade moves fully and returns. The work covers hospitals and care homes, wall and floor dampers and offices and schools, and common reasons people get in touch are dust or grease build-up on damper blades and corroded dampers in damp risers and plant rooms.
For a building in or near Anna Valley, the visit is planned ahead, with access agreed in advance, and the test itself is the same as in any city building.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Anna Valley (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price fire damper testing
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospitals and care homes stay occupied around the clock. We plan the order of work with the site team to keep disruption to a minimum.
Fusible link fire dampers
A damaged or painted link can stop a damper doing its job. Each link is looked at as part of the test and note anything that is not right.
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a morning or an afternoon for a small number of dampers, longer where there are many. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Anna Valley, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start with whatever records exist: registers, drawings or old reports.
- Each damper is located and reached through its access panel.
- Fire dampers are drop tested and smoke dampers are run through their controls.
- Each one that passes is reset, ready to work.
- We report on every damper, with faults and suggested remedials set out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What we are called out for in Anna Valley
Over time, dust builds up on the blade, the runners and the spring. Where the duct carries grease or cooking vapour, grease coats them too, and either can stop the blade dropping fully.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Fire dampers nobody can get to
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Motorised smoke dampers due for testing
If you manage a school site such as Balksbury Junior School, any fire dampers can be tested in the holidays.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Anna Valley questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Anna Valley?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Anna Valley. If a fire safety officer audits the building, they may ask for the latest damper test records.
Can you test school fire dampers in Anna Valley out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Anna Valley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What happens if a damper fails its test?
It’s listed on the report as a fault and we quote for remedials. After the repair, we test it again so the record shows a pass.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How often should fire dampers be tested?
BESA guidance calls for testing by a competent person at least once a year. Dampers should also be tested when they’re first installed.
What fire damper testing cannot fix
Fire damper testing cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Signing off a building’s overall fire safety
- Fire-stopping gaps around the duct where it passes through the wall
- Ductwork crossing a fire wall with no damper fitted
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Riser dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Wall and floor dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Offices and schools
- Motorised smoke dampers
Anna Valley buildings and fire safety
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 7 schools, colleges and universities and about 7 care, childcare and hospital premises serving food across Anna Valley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Larger buildings like these are often divided into fire compartments, with dampers where ducts pass between them. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Anna Valley. When a fire safety officer audits a non-domestic building, maintenance of systems like dampers can come up. Anna Valley’s nearest hospital, Andover War Memorial Hospital, is about 1.6 miles north. A hospital is the kind of building where dampers sit on every floor, and clinics, surgeries and care homes need the same annual testing for any they have.
Healthcare buildings such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 1.6 miles north) rely on fire compartments, and the dampers in them need testing at least annually.
Anna Valley is about 2 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. We carry out fire damper testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Anna Valley and the rest of Hampshire. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (20 miles or so).
Work in SP11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Taskers Drive, White Oak Way and Foundry Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Anna Valley, we cover Little Ann (1 mile south-west), Abbotts Ann (1 mile west), Red Rice (1 mile south), Monxton (2 miles west) and Amport (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (12 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles south), Romsey (14 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (8 miles north-west) and Weeke (11 miles south-east).
Around Anna Valley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Redrice School and John Hanson Community School and the streets around them. Anna Valley’s nearest station is Andover station, about 1.4 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.6 miles north) and Andover Museum (1.7 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Anna Valley and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Why deal with it now?
If a damper can’t close, the wall it sits in has a hole in it during a fire. Everything else about the compartment can be right and the duct still lets it down. Testing now is how you find out before it matters. With notice, the visit to Anna Valley can be fitted around your bookings and events.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Anna Valley businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
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