East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Alciston TR19 inspection
Looking for TR19 inspection in Alciston? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Alciston
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are surveys needed before quoting a full clean and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records.
For a kitchen in or near Alciston, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Alciston (BN26)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Alciston
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church or anywhere around Alciston, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When the next visit should be, and why
How we price TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
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.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Alciston: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Alciston?
Kitchens in Alciston are inspected by Wealden council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you work in Alciston outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Alciston keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What do the grease readings need to be?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Do you cover Alciston?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Alciston included.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a village like Alciston are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Alciston
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
What TR19 inspection looks like in Alciston
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Alciston. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Alciston is about 47 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Charleston Farmhouse, about 1.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Alciston; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Alciston is Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital, about 4.6 miles south-west.
Alciston is about 4 miles north of Seaford, in East Sussex. From the centre of Alciston to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Brighton is in our area too, about 12 miles from Alciston.
TR19 inspection in BN26 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Alciston, we cover Selmeston (1 mile north), Berwick (1 mile north-east), Winton (1 mile south-east), Alfriston (2 miles south-east) and Milton Street (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (4 miles south), Lewes (7 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north-east) and Crowborough (15 miles north).
What’s near Alciston
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rose Cottage Inn. For rail, the closest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Arlington Castle (1.7 miles south-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Alciston include Firle Beacon.