West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Charlton, West Sussex
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Charlton, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Grease trap cleaning in Charlton, done properly
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We assess the trap and how fast it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. If you have a small trap that fills too quickly and a larger grease trap that needs emptying, we can help, from kitchen waste pipes, under-sink grease traps and pot wash sinks onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Charlton, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Charlton (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Places near Charlton
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Common problems we fix in Charlton
If a trap isn’t emptied, grease passes straight through. It goes on into the drain and the sewer beyond, where it can cause blockages.
What we’re most often called out for:
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (West Dean House is about 1.7 miles west), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What hours they’ll be on site
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Charlton
Which environmental health team covers Charlton?
That’s Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Charlton. 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.
Will you come out to Charlton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Charlton is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
That depends on the trap and the kitchen. A small trap fills more quickly than a large one and the busier the kitchen, the faster it fills. We will recommend a schedule once we’ve seen it.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
Under-sink and inline grease traps, and larger interceptors. Each one is emptied, cleaned and checked in the same careful way.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Which records should we keep?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
What affects the quote in Charlton
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Grease trap cleaning in Charlton: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Charlton. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Charlton is about 49 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Charlton. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
Hall kitchens near The Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary or elsewhere in Charlton may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. School kitchens, at schools like Singleton CofE Primary School for example, usually have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Charlton is about 5 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Charlton, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. We also work in Portsmouth, around 16 miles away.
We work across the PO18 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Charlton Road and Knight's Hill, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Singleton (1 mile west), East Dean (1 mile east), West Dean (2 miles west), Cocking (3 miles north) and Heyshott (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (9 miles south), Chichester (5 miles south), Selsey (12 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles south-east), Emsworth (10 miles south-west) and Rustington (12 miles south-east).
Near you in Charlton
A little further out are Chichester Centre (4.6 miles south) and Weald and Downland Gridshell (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Charlton includes Levin Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Charlton.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. Their small size means they fill fast, so they need frequent emptying.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Drains in care settings need to keep flowing. We fit visits around mealtimes.