Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Andover Down, Hampshire
Grease trap cleaning across Andover Down and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
Grease trap cleaning in Andover Down
Grease traps sit between the sinks and the drain, holding back fats, oils and grease. As the waste water cools, the grease floats and stays in the trap, and clean water flows on. Over time, the trap fills up and has to be emptied and cleaned. The work covers kitchen waste pipes, pot wash sinks and restaurants and takeaways, and common reasons people get in touch are a kitchen drain that smells and grease setting in the kitchen pipework.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Andover Down (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Andover Down
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. A clean trap is less of an attraction as part of a clean kitchen. Somewhere as small as Andover Down, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Andover Down businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Common questions in Andover Down
Which council inspects kitchens in Andover Down?
Food hygiene inspections in Andover Down are carried out by Test Valley council. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Do you work at weekends in Andover Down?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
The right interval depends on your trap and your cooking. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often and we will adjust the schedule.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
Typically, it takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Bigger or overdue traps need more time, and we’ll tell you in advance.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. More waste means faster filling.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. They fill quickly, so they need frequent emptying.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
Nearby places to Andover Down
Other services in Andover Down
Andover Down kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Andover Down. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Andover Down. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School or anywhere near Andover Down, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Andover Down is about 2 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. Across the SP11 area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (20 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: SP11. That includes premises on London Road and The Middleway and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Andover Down: Picket Piece (1 mile north), Finkley Down (1 mile north-west), Picket Twenty (1 mile south-west), Finkley (1 mile north-west) and East Anton (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (11 miles south-east), Tidworth (10 miles west) and Weeke (11 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Andover Down
Typical jobs here are in premises near Winton Community Academy and Winton Community Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Andover station, about 2.6 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.6 miles west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (1 mile north-west). The countryside around Andover Down includes Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Andover Down
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. Solids settle at the bottom of the trap and fill it from below.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A routine grease trap service
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 2.6 miles west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a written report and photos are included
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Somewhere like Andover Down, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.