West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Broomershill
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Broomershill, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens with fixed mealtimes build up grease more predictably. A regular interval suits them well.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We ask about access when we quote.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Broomershill
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. Eventually it fills and needs emptying and cleaning. The work covers under-sink grease traps, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens, and the jobs we see most are a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and a bad smell from the sinks or drains.
Somewhere as small as Broomershill, the kitchens that need a deep clean are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Broomershill (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Pouring hot water or chemicals down a slow drain is a common quick fix. That only moves the grease further down the pipe to set somewhere harder to reach. Emptying and cleaning the trap deals with the source. In a small place like Broomershill, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why Broomershill businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Managing agents and facilities teams in Broomershill
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What we’re called out for in Broomershill
For a kitchen in Broomershill or anywhere else, the trap is out of sight and out of mind. Hidden under a sink or in a floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
Look out for any of the following:
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
If you run event catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Old Place Manor is about 1 mile west), a deep clean before or after the busy season is worth planning.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
Nearby places to Broomershill
Other services in Broomershill
Commercial kitchens in Broomershill
Food Standards Agency data counts about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Broomershill. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. It’s Horsham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Broomershill. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
Where a church or community hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Broomershill, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Mary's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Broomershill, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Broomershill is about 10 miles south-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Sites in Broomershill get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Broomershill among them. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 18 miles away.
All of RH20 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Codmore Hill (1 mile north-west), Marehill (1 mile south-east), Nutbourne (1 mile south-east), North Heath (1 mile north) and Gay Street (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Horsham (10 miles north-east), Worthing (11 miles south), Bognor Regis (15 miles south-west), Chichester (15 miles south-west), Littlehampton (11 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Broomershill
In Broomershill, that means kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion Public House. For rail, the closest station is Pulborough station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Coates Castle (4.4 miles west) and The Storrington And District Museum (3.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Broomershill includes The Mens.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Broomershill
Is Broomershill within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Broomershill included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Broomershill?
In Broomershill, it’s Horsham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
We clean all the common types. A photo helps us see what’s fitted and we’ll confirm.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
The size and state of the trap make the difference, and you can expect it to take an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. We will confirm when we quote.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. For a village or hamlet like Broomershill, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. We run water through to check it drains before we go.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.