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TR19 Inspection in Letcombe Bassett
Our technicians work in Letcombe Bassett on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Letcombe Bassett
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. The work covers wet film thickness tests, access surveys and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about checking the result of a recent clean and extracts that have never been grease tested.
Somewhere as small as Letcombe Bassett, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Letcombe Bassett (OX12)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
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Letcombe Bassett: your questions answered
Will you come out to Letcombe Bassett?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who inspects food businesses in Letcombe Bassett?
The local authority for Letcombe Bassett is Vale of White Horse council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
When should we have our next grease test?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and an audit report gives you that, with recommendations where something needs doing.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Book the next test on the date in the report
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
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. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Letcombe Bassett.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Letcombe Bassett
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael or anywhere around Letcombe Bassett, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
How we price TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Grease, kitchens and Letcombe Bassett
Letcombe Bassett is covered by Oxfordshire 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. Food hygiene inspections in Letcombe Bassett are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
In and around Letcombe Bassett, every reachable section of the extract is cleaned, and anything we cannot reach goes on the report.
Letcombe Bassett is about 3 miles south-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX12, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Letcombe Bassett among them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 16 miles away.
We cover every part of OX12 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Local streets include Gramp's Hill, Forsters Lane and Bassett Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Letcombe Regis (1 mile north-east), Childrey (2 miles north-west), East Challow (2 miles north), West Challow (2 miles north) and Wantage (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Didcot (10 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north-east), Carterton (15 miles north), Grove (3 miles north-east), Faringdon (8 miles north-west) and Wallingford (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Letcombe Bassett
Green spaces nearby include Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.