West Sussex · Fire damper testing
Sompting fire damper testing
Fire damper testing across Sompting and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Dampers hidden with no access panel or hatch
- Dampers affected by leaks or condensation
- Buildings with no damper register
How we handle fire damper testing in Sompting
The idea behind drop testing is straightforward: the blade is released, checked for a full close and reset. We do this for buildings in Sompting and across West Sussex, keeping a log for each damper so there’s a history to look back on. The work covers hospitals and care homes, fusible link fire dampers and motorised smoke dampers, and common reasons people get in touch are dampers that stick or won’t close fully and dirty dampers that may not close.
Buildings around Sompting may have just a handful of dampers, but each one still needs drop testing at least once a year, with a record of every result.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Sompting (BN15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Fire risk assessors and insurers may ask to see damper test records. Having a current report ready for a building in Sompting saves a scramble when someone asks. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Sompting than wait for a failure.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
What affects the cost of fire damper testing
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Need a price for fire damper testing? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Common problems we fix in Sompting
Dampers are hidden above ceilings, inside risers and behind boxing. If there’s no hatch to reach them, they slip off everyone’s list, and anything nobody can get to goes untested.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Gaps in the fire damper test log
- Motorised smoke dampers due for testing
- Dampers affected by leaks or condensation
- Fire dampers with no recent test record
Hospitals such as Worthing Hospital, about 1.6 miles south-west, are a good example of buildings with dampers on many floors; if you manage a clinic, surgery or care home near Sompting, the same annual testing applies.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of insurance
- Whether they recommend a next date
Sompting questions
Do you do school damper testing in Sompting in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Sompting, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can you get to a site in Sompting?
Yes. Sompting is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Do you test dampers in the evening or at weekends?
Yes. Testing can be booked outside working hours, which suits offices, retail and schools. Hospitals and care homes are planned with the site team.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
How often should fire dampers be tested?
At least once a year, under BESA guidance, plus a test when the damper is first installed. Your fire risk assessment may call for some dampers to be tested more often.
What happens to dampers you cannot get to?
It goes on the report as inaccessible, with the reason. We can fit an access panel so it’s tested on the next visit.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Tell contractors where dampers are before they start work
- Store test records alongside the fire risk assessment
- Keep an eye out for damp around dampers
- Get remedials done soon after a failed test
Tell other contractors where the dampers are, and that they mustn’t tie, wedge or obstruct them. Anything they disturb should be checked again.
The simplest way to avoid failures is to test on time, every year. A blade that is just starting to stick is easier to deal with than a seized one.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Fire dampers in Sompting buildings
Sompting lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Corrosion is a known cause of damper failure, and coastal air adds to the risk near intakes and louvres. There are about 7 schools, colleges and universities and about 23 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises on the FSA’s food hygiene register in and around Sompting, up to about a mile and a half out. Schools, care settings and hotels are the kind of buildings where fire dampers are commonly found. Fire safety in Sompting falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. When a fire safety officer audits a non-domestic building, maintenance of systems like dampers can come up.
A school like Sompting Village Primary School can have any dampers tested over half-term without disturbing lessons. If you look after a building near Lancing station with a fire risk assessment due, a damper test with a full record is worth having first.
Sompting is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Sompting or further out, we cover fire damper testing for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Sompting among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Every address in BN15 is covered for fire damper testing, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Osborne Drive, Western Road North and Osborne Close, all of which we cover for fire damper testing. Neighbouring places we cover for fire damper testing include Lancing (1 mile east), East Worthing (1 mile south), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (2 miles west) and Salvington (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (15 miles west), Burgess Hill (13 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles east), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Sompting
In Sompting, that means kitchens and buildings near Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School, Brooklands Park and The Sir Robert Woodard Academy and the streets around them. Sompting’s nearest station is Lancing station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Old Castle (2.4 miles west) and Museum of Sussex Folklore (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Sompting include Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Holes around ductwork in fire-resisting walls
- Missing dampers that a designer needs to specify
- Sign-off of the whole building’s fire safety
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Sompting
- Motorised smoke dampers
- Offices and schools
- Riser dampers
- Fusible link fire dampers
- Hospitals and care homes
- Wall and floor dampers
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for a single floor, with bigger buildings phased over more than one visit. For a site near Sompting, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we check the schedule and the last set of results.
- 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.
- The report sets out the results, and we can quote to repair or replace failed dampers.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.