Greasebusters

Greasebusters provides a ventilation degreasing service that covers all aspects of extraction systems cleaning. Our experienced cleaning teams are fully trained to clean all the elements of your ventilation system to the high standards required to ensure a safe and healthy environment for your staff and customers. To arrange a site assessment, plea... se contact greasebusters by phone or email. The Heating, Ventilation Contractors Association is the leading professional body in Britain for building services contractors. Founded in 1904 its guidelines are the benchmark to which we adhere. All of our work is to HVCA TR19 standard. Below are extracts from HVCA TR19 (Guide to Good Practice Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems): 7.1 The kitchen extract system presents particular hazards due to the potential for the accumulation of grease. Accumulated grease within an extract system forms a hidden combustion load. Under certain circumstances flame or very high temperature within the duct can ignite the grease causing fire to spread rapidly through the duct. Flame and heat within the duct can ignite surrounding materials at various points along the ductwork path and transfer fire in ways that are difficult to predict and control by designers, installers and ultimately fire fighters. 7.4 Kitchen extract systems are liable to internal fouling by grease and oils. It is usual for the systems to be protected by grease filters, but these differ widely in terms of efficiency of grease removal and of barrier to flame. Total grease removal is not normally feasible and therefore fouling of systems downstream will occur to a greater or lesser degree. 7.5 Grease deposits within systems also pose hygiene, odour, vermin and mechanical efficiency hazards. Poorly designed and installed or damaged ductwork can leak grease, thus extending the fire risk, hygiene, odour and vermin hazards. Also, where ductwork distorts under fire conditions, burning grease can leak out and spread the fire to duct surroundings. 7.10 It is essential ...Read More