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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Cheriton, Hampshire
TR19 inspection in Cheriton from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
About our TR19 inspection in Cheriton
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. If you are dealing with surveys needed before quoting a full clean and checking the result of a recent clean, we can help, from post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits onwards.
Work in a small place like Cheriton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Cheriton (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Signs you need TR19 inspection in Cheriton
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Historic houses near Cheriton, such as Hinton Ampner House about 0.8 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Proof of insurance
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Cheriton.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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Cheriton questions
Can you come to Cheriton after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Cheriton can fit around your hours. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is Cheriton within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It works whoever carried out the clean.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Cheriton
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Cheriton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Fire safety in Cheriton falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Cheriton get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Cheriton Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael or anywhere around Cheriton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Cheriton is about 7 miles east of Winchester, in Hampshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Cheriton and the rest of Hampshire. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (14 miles or so).
Here we cover the SO24 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Streets in the area include Lower Lamborough Lane, Raebarn Close and Markall Close, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Cheriton: Hinton Ampner (1 mile east), Beauworth (2 miles south-west), Bramdean (2 miles east), New Alresford (2 miles north) and Bishop's Sutton (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles north), Winchester (7 miles west), Havant (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles south-west), Fareham (14 miles south) and Horndean (12 miles south-east).
What’s near Cheriton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Flowerpots Inn, among other places. Not far away are Beacon Hill and Shutts Copse.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Design faults in the extract system
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Never cook with filters missing
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
Why it’s worth doing now in Cheriton
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Cheriton is calmer for everyone.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Cheriton businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease