East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Hastings Old Town TR19 inspection
Specialist TR19 inspection for Hastings Old Town: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hastings Old Town
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. Common call-outs are for surveys needed before quoting a full clean and extracts that have never been grease tested, on deposit thickness tests, access surveys and insurer audits.
In a smaller place like Hastings Old Town, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Hastings Old Town (TN34, TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Hastings Old Town
Sea air reaches Hastings Old Town, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 41 pubs, bars and clubs and about 10 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Hastings Old Town and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Hastings Old Town is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Commuter trade near Hastings station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ark Castledown Primary Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Conquest Hospital about 2.2 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hastings Old Town is about 1 mile south-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Across the TN34 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 28 miles from Hastings Old Town.
All of TN34 and TN35 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Crown Lane, Croft Road and Manor Road and nearby roads. We also cover Rock-a-Nore (1 mile south-east), Belmont (1 mile north), America Ground (1 mile west), Blacklands (1 mile north-west) and St Helen's (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (14 miles west), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles west), Hailsham (15 miles west), Polegate (15 miles west), Old Town (15 miles west) and Upper Horsebridge (15 miles west).
Landmarks near Hastings Old Town
In Hastings Old Town, that means kitchens and buildings near Linton Gardens, The Royal Standard Public House and William Parker Sports College and the streets around them. Nearby too are University School (0.9 miles west) and Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Star of the Sea (less than half a mile north-east). The closest station to Hastings Old Town is Hastings station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (0.5 miles west) and Hastings Castle (under half a mile west). Not far away are Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A site near Hastings Old Town typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What affects the quote in Hastings Old Town
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Questions from Hastings Old Town
Will you come out to Hastings Old Town?
Yes, Hastings Old Town is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Hastings Old Town?
Fire safety enforcement in Hastings Old Town is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
When should we have our next grease test?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.