Care Homes — Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Leeds

A care home kitchen cooks for residents every day of the year, typically three meals plus snacks, and the people it feeds may need help to leave the building in an emergency. That makes the extract system a fire risk worth managing carefully. We arrange TR19 extract cleaning quotes for care homes across Leeds, West Yorkshire, York and Harrogate. An independent specialist provider carries out the clean and issues the certificate.

Care homes in England are regulated by the Care Quality Commission, which registers care providers and monitors, inspects and rates services. A clear record of kitchen extract cleaning sits alongside the rest of your premises and safety paperwork.

Which TR19 frequency band care homes fall into

TR19 Grease sets minimum intervals by daily cooking hours. That means every three months for 12 to 16 hours, every six months for 6 to 12 hours, and every twelve months for 2 to 6 hours. A care home kitchen cooking breakfast, lunch and tea is usually moderate use, which means at least a six-monthly clean. Larger homes cooking from early morning into the evening can move into the quarterly band. The provider's grease readings confirm the right interval, and the TR19 compliance guide explains the bands.

Fire risk assessment and insurance

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk. Grease in the duct should appear in the home's fire risk assessment. BESA notes that grease deposits can let fire travel through ductwork into other parts of a building, which in a care home may mean corridors and bedrooms. Insurers may refuse a claim if a fire is traced back to poor maintenance. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield from 40 fire stations. York and Harrogate are covered by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

What a full clean covers

The provider cleans the canopy and filters and the full ductwork run to the discharge, with access panels fitted where needed. The extract fan is cleaned too. Grease-depth readings are taken before and after, and the certificate comes with before-and-after photographs from matching positions. Keep it with your fire risk assessment so it is to hand whenever anyone reviews premises safety.

Planning the clean around mealtimes

The clean can be booked between meal services or overnight, so residents' meals are not disrupted. Tell us your mealtimes, how the roof or fan is reached and any areas where visitors need an escort. The provider will plan around your routine. If nobody knows the duct route, an inspection report will map it.

Care groups with several homes

If your group runs homes in more than one district, we can arrange one quote covering every site, with a certificate per home. That keeps your records consistent across the group. The cost guide shows what affects the price.

Care homes we arrange quotes for

We arrange quotes for care homes in Roundhay, Horsforth, Morley, Pudsey, Rothwell, Garforth, Wetherby, Ilkley, Bingley, Harrogate, York, Ossett and Pontefract.

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