East Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Butcher's Cross, East Sussex
For emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Butcher's Cross, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A kitchen drain that smells
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk.
Baffles and outlets
Every clean includes the baffles, inlet and outlet so the trap works as it should.
Grease trap cleaning in Butcher's Cross, done properly
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. The fat, oil, grease and solids are taken out and the chambers and baffles cleaned and the trap checked before we leave. Common call-outs are for drains clogged with fat and a full, neglected grease trap, on kitchen waste pipes, school and care home kitchens and pot wash sinks.
Somewhere as small as Butcher's Cross, 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. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Butcher's Cross (TN20)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Butcher's Cross
A dirty grease trap smells. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad that can reach the kitchen and beyond. Cleaning it removes the cause. A fault that closes a site in a village like Butcher's Cross affects everyone who depends on it.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Butcher's Cross, let us know and we will plan around it.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Common problems we fix in Butcher's Cross
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. It settles in the trap as solids and fill it from below.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- Foul odours from the grease trap
Crowborough War Memorial Hospital, about 4.1 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Butcher's Cross; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
What your quote should include
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Butcher's Cross: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Butcher's Cross?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Butcher's Cross can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Which environmental health team covers Butcher's Cross?
In Butcher's Cross, it’s Wealden council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
Grease trap cleaning around Butcher's Cross
Butcher's Cross is about 37 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Butcher's Cross. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Skippers Hill Manor School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. Hall and church kitchens, near Church of the Good Shepherd or anywhere around Butcher's Cross, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Butcher's Cross is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Butcher's Cross gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. Brighton is in our area too, about 20 miles from Butcher's Cross.
Here we cover the TN20 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Close by, we work in Skippers Hill (1 mile south-west), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west), Uckfield (6 miles south-west) and Polegate (13 miles south).
Near you in Butcher's Cross
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Five Ashes CofE Primary School and The Five Ashes Inn. For rail, the closest station is Crowborough station, roughly 3 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tickerage Castle (4.1 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Selwyns Wood.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.