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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Selling, Kent
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Selling, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Selling
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Selling and the rest of Kent. We’re often asked to deal with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, on access surveys, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests.
Somewhere as small as Selling, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Selling (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Selling
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How easy every part is to reach
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
What a clean will not put right
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Somewhere like Selling, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
For TR19 inspection in Selling, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. 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 typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Selling
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
For kitchens close to Selling station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
What happens if it’s left?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, before the next clean is due. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Selling is calmer for everyone.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Selling
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- We’re fully insured
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
TR19 inspection around Selling
Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Selling. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Selling falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Selling (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.4 miles west), fitting access panels needs care. For schools such as Selling Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Selling is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. From the centre of Selling to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Selling among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 17 miles from Selling.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: ME13. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Selling Road, Selling Court and Vicarage Lane and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Selling: Perrywood (1 mile south), Hogben's Hill (1 mile west), Gushmere (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Around Selling
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The White Lion Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Selling is Selling station, about 0.8 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles south-east).
Selling: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Selling out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Selling. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire authority looks after Selling?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Selling. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we will set the report out to match.
Can you quote from pictures?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.