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TR19 Inspection in South Down
Specialist TR19 inspection for South Down: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in South Down
Before any clean in South Down, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. Typical jobs include cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, on insurer audits, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests.
For a kitchen in or near South Down, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- South Down (SO21)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in South Down
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in South Down?
Kitchens in South Down are inspected by Winchester City council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for South Down?
Fire safety enforcement in South Down is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which sectors do you work in?
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.
Do you work in South Down?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, South Down included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
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.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will book around them.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
What affects the quote in South Down
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Nearby places to South Down
What else we do in South Down
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What we are called out for in South Down
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
A kitchen near Shawford station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Before you book anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether they’re fully insured
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so we check there.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in South Down before we set off.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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What TR19 inspection looks like in South Down
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs and bars in and around South Down, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. South Down is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in South Down. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near South Down, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in South Down, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
South Down is about 3 miles north-east of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. Across the SO21 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and South Down is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
Every address in SO21 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Cross Way, Fairfield Road and Grove Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Compton (1 mile north), Otterbourne (1 mile south-west), Shawford (1 mile north-east), Twyford (1 mile east) and Oliver's Battery (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (3 miles north), Eastleigh (3 miles south), Fareham (13 miles south-east), Andover (15 miles north-west), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles south-west).
What’s near South Down
Around South Down, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bridge Inn and Thornden School. South Down’s nearest station is Shawford station, roughly 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Balfour Museum of Hampshire Red Cross History (2.9 miles north) and Wolvesey Castle (3.2 miles north). Open spaces near South Down include Twyford Down and Shawford Down.