Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Carlton Hill
Grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Carlton Hill. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- An overdue grease trap
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
About our grease trap cleaning in Carlton Hill
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We assess the trap and how fast it fills and suggest an interval that suits. The work covers pot wash sinks, under-sink grease traps 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 slow-draining kitchen sink.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Carlton Hill are often in older buildings, with drains and grease traps that have been there for years. A blocked drain or a smelly grease trap is normally the first sign.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Carlton Hill (BN2, BN1, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Carlton Hill
Do you clean school kitchens in Carlton Hill in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Carlton Hill, the Food Standards Agency lists about 39 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who inspects food businesses in Carlton Hill?
The local authority for Carlton Hill is Brighton and Hove council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Sewer problems outside the premises
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
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How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. For a site near Carlton Hill, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- 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
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Grease trap cleaning in Carlton Hill: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 249 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 42 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in Carlton Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. Kitchens in Carlton Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Carlton Hill (the nearest hospital is Sussex Eye Hospital, about 0.7 miles south-east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service. If you run a kitchen near Brighton station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap.
Carlton Hill is about 1 mile south of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. For grease trap cleaning in and around Carlton Hill, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Carlton Hill. Across Brighton and Hove, we cover 30 places, and Carlton Hill is one of them.
Work in BN2, BN1 and BN50 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include New Road, North Road and Brills Lane, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Being close to the A259, Carlton Hill is simple for us to get to at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Hanover (1 mile north), Brighton (1 mile north), West Hill (1 mile north-west), Kemptown (1 mile south-east) and Seven Dials (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Brighton and Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Westdene (3 miles north-west) and Saltdean (4 miles east). Carlton Hill is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for grease trap cleaning.
Around Carlton Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Devonshire Arms, Queen's Park and Academy of Creative Training. For rail, the closest station is Brighton station, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Sussex Eye Hospital (0.7 miles south-east) and Churchill Square (0.6 miles west). Open spaces near Carlton Hill include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep access to the trap clear
Keep used oil out of the drains and the trap will not fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.
Common problems we fix in Carlton Hill
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Drains clogged with fat
Where a church or community hall near Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Carlton Hill, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
How we price grease trap cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.