Kitchen extract cleaning in Exeter
Exeter's food trade sits in a compact centre. Gandy Street and the streets around the Cathedral Close hold the independents; Princesshay and the High Street carry the chains; Queen Street and the Guildhall Shopping Centre add cafes and food units; and the Quay, with its converted warehouses along the Exe, has waterside restaurants and pubs that fill on summer evenings. Fore Street and the West Quarter are the bar and late-night end, Magdalen Road and St Leonards have neighbourhood restaurants, and Sidwell Street and Heavitree the takeaways. The University of Exeter's Streatham campus and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital at Wonford run large catering operations, and the Met Office and the business parks at Sowton and Exeter Science Park add staff restaurants.
Exeter is also the gateway to Devon's tourist trade, with hotels, holiday parks and seaside towns across the district relying on contractors based in the city. A Princesshay chain restaurant or a city-centre hotel cooking twelve-hour days is heavy use under TR19 and needs cleaning every three months; a Quay pub with a strong summer and quieter winter is often moderate at six; a small Magdalen Road cafe may be light use at twelve. We arrange ductwork cleaning and full TR19 cleans across Exeter and East Devon.
Compliance in Exeter
Exeter City Council's environmental health team inspects food businesses in the city and treats extract cleaning as part of the hygiene picture, with the Gandy Street and Fore Street premises, many in medieval and Georgian buildings, seeing frequent visits. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has its headquarters at Clyst St George just outside the city and audits hotels, student accommodation and restaurants under the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens beneath student flats, of which Exeter has many, are a specific concern. Insurers writing Devon hospitality policies require TR19-interval cleaning, and a loss adjuster instructed after a kitchen fire will want the certificate and grease-thickness readings before any settlement is discussed.
How it works for a Exeter kitchen
Tell us where the kitchen is and how it trades, including any seasonal swing, and we will pass it to a contractor covering Exeter and East Devon who can quote within a working day. Princesshay units are cleaned overnight with landlord access arranged by the contractor; Quay pubs often in the quieter months. The certificate, grease readings and before-and-after photographs follow on completion, and we send a reminder before the next clean is due. Ask for an Exeter quote.
Services we arrange here: Kitchen Extract Cleaning · Canopy Cleaning · Ductwork Cleaning · Extractor Fan Cleaning · Filter Cleaning and Replacement
Also covering the towns around Exeter
Barnstaple · Bideford · Bridport · Brixham · Chard · Cullompton · Dawlish · Exmouth · Honiton · Ilfracombe · Kingsteignton · Minehead · Newton Abbot · Northam · Paignton · Sidmouth · Taunton · Teignmouth · Tiverton · Torquay · Wellington (Somerset)
Nearby: Exmouth · Sidmouth · Honiton · Tiverton · Crediton · Dawlish · Newton Abbot · Cullompton — all covered from Exeter. Other cities in South West England: Bristol · Bath · Gloucester · Cheltenham · Plymouth · Bournemouth · Swindon
Frequently asked questions
Our holiday park near Exmouth only opens from March to October. When should the extract be cleaned?
Have it cleaned before opening so the season starts with a fresh certificate, and again mid-season if the kitchen runs long hours every day. Seasonal parks are often heavy use while open, which means a three-month interval through the summer. A clean after closing in October also removes the grease before it sits in the duct all winter.
Can you arrange cleaning across Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton and Tiverton from Exeter?
Yes. The contractors we assign for Exeter cover East and Mid Devon, including Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, Honiton, Ottery St Mary, Cullompton, Tiverton and Crediton, as well as Dawlish and Teignmouth to the south. Travel is included in the quote, and holiday-park groups with several sites can have them all on one schedule.
What is the TR19 grease thickness limit and how is it measured?
TR19 Grease sets a mean grease-layer thickness of 200 microns as the point at which cleaning is required. The contractor measures it at set points along the system using a wet-film thickness test or a deposit thickness test, records the readings before and after the clean, and includes them on the certificate. The readings are what an insurer or EHO uses to judge whether the interval is right.