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Kitchen extract seasonal cleaning

Life in a commercial kitchen is always busy, but there are seasons when things are positively hectic. Christmas, Valentine’s day, Mother’s Day, and other times are great for business, but they can be very hard on the cleanliness of your kitchen extract ductwork and can cause a very serious fire risk. Cooking even the healthiest of food leaves grease deposits in kitchen extract ductwork. If a fire were to break out, this grease can fuel it, while the ductwork itself can help the fire to spread. The more you cook the more grease deposits will accumulate.

Commercial kitchens must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order in terms of adequate control of fire risks. For your kitchen extraction system, TR19® Grease, the industry specification, applies all the year round, no matter how busy they are. It is a legal duty that requires kitchen extract ductwork to be kept clean and compliant with TR19® Grease. This compliance will also help to protect against the possible spread of fire, safeguard adjoining properties and the public, and protect businesses from the disruption and loss that fire damage can cause.

The TR19® Grease specification contains tables which tell you how often kitchen extract ductwork must be cleaned to remain compliant, depending on how heavily and frequently the kitchen extract system is used. It also precisely sets out the limits of compliance. For example, the grease deposits in your ductwork must be kept to within an average of 200 microns, which is about half the thickness of an average business card. If, in the case of a fire, investigators find that you were not TR19® Grease compliant, it can compromise your insurance cover and even lead to prosecution for negligence.

As an expert provider, and a member of the BESCA Ventilation Hygiene Elite (VHE) scheme, we work together with you to make sure your kitchen extract ductwork is TR19® Grease compliant,  and our cleans cause you  the least possible disruption. We will also provide you with full BESCA certified documentation, and a photographic record, of each clean.

When business is good, the last thing you need is a cleaning team disturbing your workflow. We know that care homes, hospitals and restaurants can be too busy during the day to accommodate the disruption of a clean, so our regional site teams will visit when you need them, even if that is overnight.

Some questions you might need to ask:

When was my kitchen extract ductwork last cleaned?

How often does my kitchen extract ductwork need to be inspected and cleaned according to TR19® Grease?

When is the best time for kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease to take place?

How do I prove I have complied with TR19® Grease? Do I get a certificate?

Is there enough access to clean the whole kitchen extract ductwork system?

Is my expert cleaner a member of the BESCA VHE scheme?

To find out more, talk to one of our experts on 0800 243471 or contact us for a free, no obligation quote.