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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Puddledock, Greater London
One call covers TR19 inspection in Puddledock, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Puddledock
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Puddledock and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. Typical jobs include systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, on access surveys, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests.
In a London area like Puddledock, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Puddledock (TN16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Never cook with filters missing
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Puddledock kitchens: local notes
It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Puddledock. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Puddledock, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Chartwell is about 0.6 miles north-west), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Puddledock is Tandridge Priory, about 3 miles west.
Puddledock is about 4 miles east of Oxted, in Greater London. Across the TN16 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Puddledock is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 19 miles from Puddledock.
We work across TN16 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Pootings (1 mile south-west), Crockham Hill (1 mile west), Goodley Stock (2 miles west), Four Elms (2 miles south) and Mowshurst (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Orpington (10 miles north), Thornton Heath (14 miles north-west), Croydon (12 miles north-west), Bromley (12 miles north), West Norwood (15 miles north-west) and Beckenham (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Puddledock
The closest station to Puddledock is Edenbridge station, roughly 2.5 miles south-west. A little further out are Tandridge Priory (3 miles west) and Hever Castle (3.7 miles south). Open spaces near Puddledock include Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
Sites in Puddledock that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. A busy site in Puddledock builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What happens on the day
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 a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Expect the work in Puddledock to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Towns and villages near Puddledock
What else we do in Puddledock
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
Puddledock: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Puddledock?
The local authority for Puddledock is Sevenoaks council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can the work in Puddledock be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Puddledock keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It works whoever carried out the clean.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
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. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.