Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Totton, Hampshire
TR19 inspection for Totton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Why act early in Totton
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you will not know without measuring. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Totton
- Trading since 2009
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
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TR19 inspection in Totton
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Typical jobs include heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, on deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and wet film thickness tests.
Kitchens in towns like Totton are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Where the duct cannot be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Totton (SO40)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the quote in Totton
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Sites in a town like Totton rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the 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.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Do you need TR19 inspection in Totton?
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. 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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Abbotswood Junior School or anywhere near Totton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Questions from Totton
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Totton?
Fire safety enforcement in Totton is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can the work in Totton be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Totton keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so it matters in practice.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How often should grease be tested?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
TR19 inspection around Totton
Totton is within about 2 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 22 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Totton, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. The fire and rescue service for Totton is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Totton is Tatchbury Mount Hospital, about 1.3 miles north-west. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Totton (Southampton Tudor House and Garden is about 4.5 miles east), fitting access panels needs care.
Totton is about 5 miles west of Southampton, in Hampshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Totton and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Totton is one of them.
Here we cover the SO40 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on High Street, Station Road South and Tedder Way or a nearby road, we can help. You’ll find Totton on the A35 and A36, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. We also cover Ashurst Bridge (1 mile south-west), Hounsdown (1 mile south), Netley Marsh (1 mile west), Hillstreet (2 miles north) and Woodlands (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (7 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (11 miles south).
Around Totton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Cross Keys Public House and Hounsdown School and the streets around them. The closest station to Totton is Totton station, roughly 1 mile east. A little further out are Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1.3 miles north-west) and Eling Experience (0.8 miles east). The countryside around Totton includes Testwood Lakes.