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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Capel, Surrey
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Capel, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
About our TR19 inspection in Capel
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. The work covers pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and checking the result of a recent clean.
For a kitchen in or near Capel, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Capel (RH5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Why act early in Capel
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Somewhere as small as Capel, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Capel businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What we are called out for in Capel
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Capel is Horsham Hospital, about 5.6 miles south.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Capel questions
Can you work in Capel outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you work in villages like Capel?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Capel is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
How the visit works
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 couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Capel knowing what to expect.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Capel
It’s Mole Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Capel. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. At about 26 miles from central London, Capel sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Capel, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Scott Broadwood CofE Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Capel is about 5 miles south of Dorking, in Surrey. Capel gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 13 miles from Capel.
Work in RH5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. TR19 inspection is available to premises on The Street, Laundry Way and Bakers Way and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Ockley (2 miles west), Beare Green (2 miles north), Paynes Green (2 miles south-west), Kingsfold (2 miles south) and Holmwood Corner (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (13 miles north-west), Epsom (13 miles north), Horley (7 miles east), Redhill (9 miles north-east), Ewell (14 miles north) and Reigate (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Capel
Capel’s nearest station is Ockley station, roughly 0.6 miles west. A little further out are Horsham Hospital (5.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Leith Hill and Warnham LNR.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.