Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Cold Christmas TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for Cold Christmas, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
TR19 inspection in Cold Christmas
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. If you’re dealing with ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and missing access panels found on survey, we can help, from pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Cold Christmas, 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.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Cold Christmas (SG12)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep to the recommended interval
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Cold Christmas: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Cold Christmas be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Cold Christmas. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Is Cold Christmas within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Cold Christmas included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will book around them.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
How much time does an inspection need?
An inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos to book it in.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Cold Christmas knowing what to expect.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Leave it or put it right?
Do not wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. An inspection now gives a site in Cold Christmas a current picture. With notice, the visit to Cold Christmas can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
If you need TR19 inspection in Cold Christmas, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Cold Christmas?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Historic houses near Cold Christmas, such as Much Hadham Palace about 3.9 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, out of sight of the kitchen.
Towns and villages near Cold Christmas
Also in Cold Christmas
Cold Christmas kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cold Christmas. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Cold Christmas is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Cold Christmas get their food hygiene inspections from East Hertfordshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hospital like Hertford County Hospital, about 4.4 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Cold Christmas, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Cold Christmas is about 2 miles north-east of Ware, in Hertfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Cold Christmas, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 22 miles away.
Here we cover the SG12 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Wadesmill (1 mile north-west), Thundridge (1 mile west), High Cross (1 mile north-west), Babbs Green (1 mile south-east) and Wareside (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (9 miles north-west), St Albans (15 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (7 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles west), Harpenden (15 miles west) and Hitchin (14 miles north-west).
What’s near Cold Christmas
Around Cold Christmas, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Windmill Public House and The Chauncy School. For rail, the closest station is Ware station, roughly 2.1 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Street Lighting (2.5 miles south) and Hertford County Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include King's Meads.