West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Pease Pottage, West Sussex
One call covers TR19 inspection in Pease Pottage, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Kitchen extracts in Pease Pottage
The FSA’s data shows about 5 pubs and bars registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Pease Pottage. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pease Pottage. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Pease Pottage falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Crawley Hospital is the nearest hospital to Pease Pottage, about 2.3 miles north. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Discovery New School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Pease Pottage is about 2 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Pease Pottage, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Pease Pottage among them. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 18 miles away.
All of RH11 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Bellevue Farm Road, Gordons Way and Stanford Brook Way or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Pease Pottage, we cover Furnace Green (2 miles north-east), Balcombe Lane (3 miles east), Balcombe (3 miles south-east), Staplefield (3 miles south) and Worth Abbey (4 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (6 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (12 miles west) and West Green (3 miles north).
Local landmarks in Pease Pottage
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Black Swan pub, Tilgate Park and Cottesmore School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Crawley station, roughly 2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are County Mall (2.1 miles north) and Crawley Museum (2.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Pease Pottage
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean.
In a smaller place like Pease Pottage, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Pease Pottage (RH11)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Pease Pottage
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Questions from Pease Pottage
Which fire authority looks after Pease Pottage?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Pease Pottage in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Pease Pottage, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
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What else we do in Pease Pottage
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We plan the journey to Pease Pottage and bring what the job is likely to need.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Design faults in the extract system
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Pease Pottage
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
Why deal with it now?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you will not know without measuring. Booking now means the visit to Pease Pottage is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Every job surveyed first
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Pease Pottage?
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Pease Pottage (Tyes Place is about 3.4 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Managing agents and facilities teams in Pease Pottage
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.