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TR19 Inspection in Lychpit
TR19 inspection for Lychpit and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Lychpit
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. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you have kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can help.
In a small place like Lychpit, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Lychpit (RG24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Lychpit
Can you work in Lychpit outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Lychpit can fit around your hours. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lychpit?
Kitchens in Lychpit are inspected by Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
Is Lychpit in your area?
Yes. Lychpit is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Towns and villages near Lychpit
What else we do in Lychpit
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Leave it or put it right?
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. Planning a trip to Lychpit ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Lychpit
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
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. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Somewhere like Lychpit, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Do you need TR19 inspection in Lychpit?
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (The Vyne is about 3 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
TR19 inspection around Lychpit
Food Standards Agency data counts about 82 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 13 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lychpit. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Kitchens in Lychpit get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Lychpit sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (about 2.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Old Basing Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Lychpit is about 2 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Across the RG24 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Lychpit is one of them. Reading is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
Every address in RG24 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Park Lane, Crown Lane and Manor Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Old Basing (1 mile east), Eastrop (1 mile west), Chineham (1 mile north), Oakridge (2 miles west) and Mapledurwell (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Farnborough (12 miles east), Fleet (9 miles east), Aldershot (13 miles east), Alton (9 miles south), Yateley (11 miles north-east) and Tadley (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Lychpit
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Costello School, Eastrop Park and The Crown Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 1.6 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (2.6 miles west) and Basing House (less than half a mile south). Open spaces near Lychpit include Farleigh Hill and The Mill Field.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.