Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Chartham Hatch, Kent
Our technicians work in Chartham Hatch on emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- A full, neglected grease trap
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Chartham Hatch
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A routine grease trap service
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Drains clogged with fat
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr about 2.9 miles east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Before booking anyone
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Grease trap cleaning in Chartham Hatch, done properly
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Chartham Hatch, from small under-sink units to inline traps and interceptors. We come when the sinks aren’t needed, so the kitchen keeps running. The work covers kitchen waste pipes, school and care home kitchens and pot wash sinks, and common reasons people get in touch are gurgling drains in the kitchen and drains clogged with fat.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Chartham Hatch (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Chartham Hatch can be planned properly.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we leave.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Booking cleans more often keeps the drains flowing.
Grease trap cleaning around Chartham Hatch
At about 50 miles from central London, Chartham Hatch sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Kitchens in Chartham Hatch get their food hygiene inspections from Canterbury City council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
For schools such as The Canterbury Academy, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays. If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary or anywhere in Chartham Hatch, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Chartham Hatch is about 3 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Chartham Hatch gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Chartham Hatch is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for grease trap cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 21 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the CT4 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Town Lane, Nightingale Close and Bigbury Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Chartham (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-east), Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (6 miles north).
Near you in Chartham Hatch
Around Chartham Hatch, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Royal Oak Public House and No Man's Orchard and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chartham station, about 1 mile south. Other landmarks nearby include Rupert Bear Museum (2.8 miles east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Questions from Chartham Hatch
Who inspects food businesses in Chartham Hatch?
In Chartham Hatch, it’s Canterbury City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Will you come out to Chartham Hatch?
Yes, Chartham Hatch is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
An overfull trap stops separating grease. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. If the sinks start to drain slowly between cleans, it’s too long and we will adjust the schedule.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
It depends where the blockage is. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help but grease set further down the drains needs jetting by a drainage specialist.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease trap cleaning won’t do:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Why act early in Chartham Hatch
In Chartham Hatch, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem and typically at the worst moment. A planned visit to Chartham Hatch is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Chartham Hatch businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos