West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Felbridge
We cover Felbridge for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
How we handle TR19 inspection in Felbridge
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers access surveys, post-clean checks and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are systems that need surveying before cleaning and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings.
Somewhere as small as Felbridge, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Felbridge (RH19)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Felbridge
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Felbridge out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Felbridge, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work overnight in Felbridge?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Felbridge needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
How long does grease testing take?
Typically, the inspection takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. System size and access decide the rest.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Design faults in the extract system
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Felbridge
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
How we price TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not 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.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Keep to the recommended interval
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Felbridge
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops in Felbridge and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In Felbridge, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tandridge council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Felbridge is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Felbridge Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Felbridge (Saint Hill Manor is about 2.5 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Felbridge is about 2 miles north-west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Felbridge and the rest of West Sussex. Felbridge is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 21 miles away.
TR19 inspection in RH19 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on London Road, Mciver Close and Cherry Way or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Felbridge: Furnace Wood (1 mile west), Domewood (1 mile west), Snow Hill (2 miles west), Newchapel (2 miles north) and Crawley Down (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (6 miles west), Horsham (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), Broadfield (7 miles south-west) and Bewbush (8 miles west).
Local landmarks in Felbridge
Around Felbridge, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts and Imberhorne School, among other places. The closest station to Felbridge is East Grinstead station, roughly 1.6 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Effingham Park Motor Museum (1.8 miles west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (2.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Felbridge
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Queen Victoria Hospital (about 2.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the price is fixed
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Felbridge before we set off.
- 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.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.