Oxfordshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Cassington, Oxfordshire
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Cassington, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Cassington, done properly
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. The work covers school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and under-sink grease traps, and people most often call us about an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and drains that gurgle and bubble.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Cassington (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Baffles and outlets
Every clean includes the baffles, inlet and outlet so the trap works as it should.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. A regular interval suits them well.
Towns and villages near Cassington
What else we do in Cassington
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Mention any increase in cooking
Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It’s the single easiest way to help.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Getting it cleaned now can stop a full blockage later.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Cassington.
- 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.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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What affects the quote in Cassington
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Commercial kitchens in Cassington
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cassington, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. In Cassington, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Hall and church kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Cassington, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. If you run a kitchen in an older building near Cassington, such as a historic house like Blenheim Palace (about 3.4 miles north), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. A summer deep clean suits schools such as St Peter's Church of England Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Cassington is about 6 miles north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We carry out grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Cassington and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
We work across the OX29 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Church Lane, The Green and Pound Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Cassington: Swinford (1 mile south-west), Eynsham (2 miles south-west), Wytham (2 miles south-east), Farmoor (2 miles south) and Filchampstead (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (6 miles south-east), Didcot (13 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles south), Witney (6 miles west) and Carterton (11 miles west).
Near you in Cassington
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bartholomew School and Chequers Inn. The closest station to Cassington is Hanborough station, roughly 2.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (4.5 miles south-east) and Radcliffe Infirmary (4.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Cumnor Hill.
FAQs for Cassington
Who inspects food businesses in Cassington?
That is West Oxfordshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Cassington. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can the work in Cassington be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Cassington doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What do you do with the waste?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff do not have to handle it after we’ve finished.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we will tell you so you can call a drainage contractor.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
We clean under-sink traps, inline traps and interceptors. Let us know what’s fitted and we’ll plan around it.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Why act early in Cassington
Some kitchens try to fix slow drains with hot water or drain cleaners. 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 place like Cassington, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Cassington businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London