Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Polstead Heath TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for commercial sites in Polstead Heath and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
TR19 inspection in Polstead Heath, done properly
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 grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are parts of the system left out of past cleans and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
Somewhere as small as Polstead Heath, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Polstead Heath (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
When to call us in Polstead Heath
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Polstead Heath shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Before-and-after photos and a TR19® certificate come with every clean around Polstead Heath.
What to look for in a quote
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Towns and villages near Polstead Heath
Also in Polstead Heath
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Design faults in the extract system
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
TR19 inspection around Polstead Heath
The fire and rescue service for Polstead Heath is Essex County 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. Polstead Heath, about 56 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Around Polstead Heath, as anywhere, we clean the parts you can’t see as well as the canopy you can.
Polstead Heath is in Essex. Sites in Polstead Heath get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Polstead Heath is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (27 miles or so).
We cover every part of the CO6 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Heath Close, Straight Road and Heath Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Polstead (1 mile south) and Bell's Corner (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (9 miles south), Camulodunum (10 miles south), Halstead (13 miles south-west), Greenstead (9 miles south), Wivenhoe (11 miles south) and Brightlingsea (15 miles south).
Landmarks near Polstead Heath
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Shoulder of Mutton pub. Nearby you will also find Lindsey Castle (2.8 miles north). Not far away are Groton Wood.
Why act early in Polstead Heath
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. Somewhere as small as Polstead Heath, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
Common questions in Polstead Heath
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Polstead Heath?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Polstead Heath. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Polstead Heath?
Food hygiene inspections in Polstead Heath are carried out by Babergh council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene 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.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How much time does an inspection need?
As a guide, it takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, 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. The timing of a visit to Polstead Heath is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.