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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hythe, Kent
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hythe, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
TR19 inspection in Hythe, done properly
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Hythe and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Hythe, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hythe (CT21)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hythe
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
A hospital like Royal Victoria Hospital, about 4.1 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
FAQs for Hythe
Can the work in Hythe be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Hythe can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hythe?
Food hygiene inspections in Hythe are carried out by Folkestone and Hythe council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Expect it to take a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, photos, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hythe
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Hythe will be.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Also in Hythe
TR19 inspection in Hythe: the local picture
Hythe is 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. Look up Hythe on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 28 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hythe. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Food hygiene inspections in Hythe are the job of Folkestone and Hythe council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in Hythe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hythe Bay CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hythe is about 4 miles west of Folkestone, in Kent. Across the CT21 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Hythe is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 28 miles away.
TR19 inspection in CT21 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Church Road and Station Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Main roads around Hythe include the A259 and A261, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Hythe include Saltwood (1 mile north), Sandling (1 mile north-west), Pedlinge (1 mile north-west), Palmarsh (2 miles south-west) and West Hythe (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles north-west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (11 miles north-east), Folkestone (4 miles east), Tower Hamlets (10 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (4 miles north-east).
Around Hythe
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Oaklands Park, Red Lion Public House and Brockhill Park Performing Arts College. The nearest railway station is Sandling station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Saltwood Castle (0.7 miles north) and Royal Victoria Hospital (4.1 miles east). Not far away are Tolsford Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.
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.