West Sussex · Fire damper testing
Fire damper inspection in Felcourt
Need fire damper testing in Felcourt? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Corroded dampers in damp risers and plant rooms
Fire damper testing for kitchens and businesses in Felcourt
Ductwork can carry fire and smoke between compartments, and the damper is what stops it. That depends entirely on the blade closing all the way. Regular drop testing is how that gets checked in each part of the building. The work covers riser dampers, offices and schools and hospitals and care homes, and the jobs we see most are blades that jam part-way when released and missing or out-of-date damper records.
In rural areas, conversions, country hotels and care homes can have ductwork crossing fire-resisting walls, and the dampers in them are easily forgotten. The first visit starts by locating each damper.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Felcourt (RH19, RH7)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Felcourt
Do you do school damper testing in Felcourt in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Felcourt. You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Felcourt?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Felcourt. Failed dampers on a report should be followed by a record of the repair, so the file shows the problem was closed out.
Who is responsible for fire damper testing?
The duty falls on the responsible person for the premises. Depending on the building, that can be the employer, owner, landlord or whoever manages it. We carry out the testing and give them the records.
What happens to dampers you cannot get to?
The report lists each inaccessible damper and where it is so nothing is quietly missed. An access panel tends to solve it, and we can quote to fit one.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
How long will damper testing take?
Typically the work takes a couple of hours for a few dampers, and a day or more across a big site. It comes down mainly to how many dampers there are and how easy they are to get to.
What happens if a damper fails its test?
It’s listed on the report as a fault and we quote for remedials. Once fixed, the damper is drop tested again and the record updated.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Signing off a building’s overall fire safety
- Faults in the alarm or building controls that signal smoke dampers
- Ductwork crossing a fire wall with no damper fitted
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Riser dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Offices and schools
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Wall and floor dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
Places near Felcourt
Other services in Felcourt
Leave it or put it right?
After any fire, one of the first questions is what maintenance had been done. Damper test records are part of that answer, and they only exist if the testing happened. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Felcourt rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
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The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a couple of hours for a few dampers, and a day or more across a big site. Somewhere as small as Felcourt, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We go through the damper schedule and any previous faults.
- Each damper is found and checked for access.
- Fire dampers are drop tested, and smoke dampers are tested through their controls.
- Dampers that pass are reset, and failures are logged with what we found.
- We report the results and offer remedials on failed dampers.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Felcourt
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Felcourt and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Part by part
Fusible link fire dampers
A damaged or painted link can stop a damper doing its job. We check its condition during the test and any problems go on the report.
Offices and retail
Fit-outs and tenant changes are hard on dampers. A test after the works shows the dampers still close.
Do you need fire damper testing in Felcourt?
Other trades work around dampers all the time. Cables get run through them, links get knocked and blades get wedged open, and any of those can stop a damper closing.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Dust or grease build-up on damper blades
- Smoke dampers that need testing through their controls
- Fire dampers nobody can get to
- Dampers flagged on a fire risk assessment
Wherever there are offices above shops, near Dormans station or elsewhere in Felcourt, ductwork may cross fire-resisting floors, and any dampers need testing.
Before you book anyone
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Fire dampers in Felcourt buildings
Food Standards Agency data includes about 3 schools, colleges and universities and about 12 care, childcare and hospital premises within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Felcourt. If any of them has ducted ventilation, its dampers need an annual drop test at least. About 1.9 miles south-east of Felcourt is Queen Victoria Hospital, the nearest hospital. Hospitals are a good example of a building with fire dampers across many floors and departments. The fire and rescue service for Felcourt is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and keeping dampers working is part of the responsible person’s duty.
If you manage a school site such as Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, any fire dampers can be tested in the holidays. If you manage a care home or clinic near Felcourt, the testing that a hospital like Queen Victoria Hospital (about 1.9 miles south-east) relies on applies to your dampers too.
Felcourt is about 2 miles north of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Felcourt or further out, we cover fire damper testing for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. We also work in Brighton, about 23 miles from Felcourt.
Here we cover the RH19 and RH7 postcode area for fire damper testing. Streets in the area include Felcourt Lane, Felcourt Road and Blackberry Road, all of which we cover for fire damper testing. We also cover the places around Felcourt: Dormans Park (1 mile south-east), Newchapel (1 mile west), Lingfield (1 mile north), Dormansland (1 mile east) and Felbridge (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (8 miles south-west), Horsham (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (12 miles south), Burgess Hill (15 miles south), Broadfield (9 miles south-west) and Bewbush (9 miles south-west).
Around Felcourt
Around Felcourt, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Centenary Fields and Imberhorne School. Felcourt’s nearest station is Dormans station, about 0.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Queen Victoria Hospital (1.9 miles south-east) and East Grinstead Museum (2.5 miles south). Not far away are Hedgecourt Lake.