Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Canterbury grease trap cleaning
We cover Canterbury for grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An overdue grease trap
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Foul odours from the grease trap
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. A big building in Canterbury doesn’t have to shut: the work can be spread across a few evenings or weekends.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Grease trap cleaning in Canterbury, done properly
For kitchens across Canterbury, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. The trap is emptied, cleaned and checked, and the waste is taken away. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. We are often asked to deal with an under-sink trap that keeps filling up and a routine grease trap service, on inline grease traps, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens.
Larger kitchens in a place like Canterbury, such as hotel, workplace and production kitchens, can rarely close for long, so deep cleans are done overnight or in phases, and grease traps are emptied on a schedule that suits the volume.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Canterbury
The Food Standards Agency lists about 52 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 18 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Canterbury. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Kitchens in Canterbury get their food hygiene inspections from Canterbury City council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, about less than half a mile west, is the nearest hospital to Canterbury. If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St Margaret or anywhere in Canterbury, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Canterbury is in Kent. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Canterbury and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Canterbury among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 24 miles from Canterbury.
Here we cover the CT1, CT2, CT4 and CT3 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. You’ll find streets such as Long Market, High Street and High Street St Gregorys, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Canterbury sits on or near the A2 and A28, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Wincheap (1 mile south-west), Harbledown (1 mile west), Hales Place (1 mile north), Thanington (1 mile south-west) and Stuppington (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west). Canterbury is one of the larger places we cover in Kent for grease trap cleaning.
Around Canterbury
In Canterbury, that means kitchens and buildings near Canterbury School of Architecture, Bus Company Island and St Thomas of Canterbury Church and the streets around them. You’ll also find The Old Buttermarket pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Barton Court Grammar School (0.5 miles east). Canterbury has its own railway station: Canterbury East station. Well-known places in the area include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (less than half a mile south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (under half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What happens if it’s left?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. A clean trap is less of an attraction as part of a clean kitchen. We can set up 3, 6 or 12-monthly visits so nothing on a site in Canterbury gets missed.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why Canterbury businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Canterbury?
A full trap can’t hold any more grease. It goes on into the drain and the sewer beyond, where it can cause blockages.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
For a café close to Canterbury East station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
How we price grease trap cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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 don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Canterbury: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Canterbury?
That is Canterbury City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Canterbury. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can school kitchens in Canterbury be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 34 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Canterbury. You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
The fat, oil, grease and solids we remove go with us. It isn’t poured back down the drain at any point.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
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How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
Drains in care settings need to keep flowing. We fit visits around mealtimes.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps often take waste from several sinks or appliances. That means more grease, so regular cleaning matters.