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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Puddledock, Kent
Specialist TR19 inspection for Puddledock: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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.
TR19 inspection in Puddledock
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you’re dealing with cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Puddledock, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
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 carry full insurance.
- Where
- Puddledock (DA2, BR8)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Puddledock
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you are ready when asked. In a small place like Puddledock, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Design faults in the extract system
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Puddledock can be planned properly.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Puddledock
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Puddledock in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 11 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Puddledock, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who inspects food businesses in Puddledock?
That is Dartford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Puddledock. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is Puddledock in your area?
Yes. We cover Puddledock and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What is grease thickness testing?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
How much time does an inspection need?
It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
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 price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and send you a fixed quote.
What we’re called out for in Puddledock
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
For schools such as Hextable Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Puddledock kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Puddledock. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Puddledock are the job of Dartford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Puddledock is Kent 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Hall Place and Gardens is about 2.2 miles north), access may need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like West Hill Hospital about 2.5 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Puddledock is about 1 mile north of Swanley, in Kent. Wherever you are in the DA2 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Puddledock among them. There’s also a page for London, about 13 miles away.
We work across DA2 and BR8 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Hextable (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile south-west), Joyden's Wood (1 mile north), Wilmington (1 mile north-east) and Swanley Village (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Puddledock
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Dartford Heath, The Ship pub and Hextable School. For rail, the closest station is Swanley station, roughly 1.8 miles south. Nearby you will also find West Hill Hospital (2.5 miles north-east) and Eynsford Castle (3.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Puddledock include Wansunt Pit and Summer Hill.