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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Jacob's Post, West Sussex
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Jacob's Post, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Diary the next grease test and clean
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
TR19 inspection in Jacob's Post
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you are dealing with sections of duct that can’t be reached and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Jacob's Post, 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.
A written report with photos follows every visit, 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
- Jacob's Post (RH15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Common questions in Jacob's Post
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Jacob's Post out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Jacob's Post. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers Jacob's Post?
That’s Mid Sussex council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Jacob's Post. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we’ll book around them.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Jacob's Post?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Why act early in Jacob's Post
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. If the system at a site near Jacob's Post fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Jacob's Post?
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as The Dene Hospital (about 1.2 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Jacob's Post before we set off.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Grease, kitchens and Jacob's Post
Look up Jacob's Post on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 46 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 27 takeaways across Jacob's Post and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Jacob's Post. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Jacob's Post is West 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Gattons Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Providence Strict Baptist Chapel, or anywhere in Jacob's Post, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Jacob's Post is about 1 mile west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Sites in Jacob's Post get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Jacob's Post is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for TR19 inspection. Brighton is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
All of RH15 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Downs Road, London Road and Western Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Jacob's Post: Burgess Hill (1 mile east), Abbotsford (1 mile north), World's End (1 mile east), Goddards Green (1 mile west) and Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-east), East Grinstead (13 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (10 miles south-west).
Near you in Jacob's Post
In Jacob's Post, that means kitchens and buildings near The Cricketers pub, St Paul's Catholic College and Oakmeeds Community College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Burgess Hill station, roughly 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Burgess Hill Museum (0.5 miles south-east) and The Dene Hospital (1.2 miles west). Open spaces near Jacob's Post include Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.