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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Oliver's Battery, Hampshire
TR19 inspection for Oliver's Battery and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
TR19 inspection in Oliver's Battery
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. Typical jobs include systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and missing TR19 certificates or history, across post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits.
For a kitchen in or near Oliver's Battery, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Oliver's Battery (SO22)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Design faults in the extract system
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Oliver's Battery
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays so meals are not affected.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
If you need TR19 inspection in Oliver's Battery, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Questions from Oliver's Battery
Can the work in Oliver's Battery be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which fire authority looks after Oliver's Battery?
Fire safety enforcement in Oliver's Battery is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Oliver's Battery
Look up Oliver's Battery on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 16 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Oliver's Battery. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Oliver's Battery. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Oliver's Battery are the job of Winchester City council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Hampshire County Hospital about 1.5 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint Mark's or elsewhere in Oliver's Battery, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Oliver's Battery is about 2 miles south-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Oliver's Battery and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Oliver's Battery among them. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 9 miles away.
TR19 inspection in SO22 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Momford Road, Austen Avenue and Sunnydown Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Being close to the A3090, Oliver's Battery is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Oliver's Battery include Badger Farm (1 mile east), Stanmore (1 mile north-east), St Cross (1 mile east), Compton (2 miles south) and Winchester (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Eastleigh (5 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (11 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (4 miles south) and Hedge End (9 miles south).
Near you in Oliver's Battery
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St. Cross Park and Kings' School and the streets around them. The closest station to Oliver's Battery is Shawford station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Winchester Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and Balfour Museum of Hampshire Red Cross History (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Hockley Meadows and Twyford Down.
Also near Oliver's Battery
Also in Oliver's Battery
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Somewhere like Oliver's Battery, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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, pictures and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Oliver's Battery?
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Olivers Battery Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.