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Grease Trap Cleaning in Chartham
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Chartham, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Sinks that drain slowly
Leave it or put it right?
Smells from a neglected trap are hard to ignore. Rotting food and grease give off foul odours and the smell carries. A clean trap takes the source away. It’s simpler to plan the work at Chartham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Chartham businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- A written report with photos after every visit
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
About our grease trap cleaning in Chartham
Every trap is different. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, inline grease traps and under-sink grease traps, and common reasons people get in touch are an interceptor full of grease and solids and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up.
Work in a small place like Chartham starts with agreeing a date and access, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Chartham (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Hot water only moves grease further down
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we go.
A trap that is left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
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Common problems we fix in Chartham
A full trap can’t hold any more grease. It goes on into the drain and on towards the sewer, where it can cause blockages.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- A routine grease trap service
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Chartham Primary School or anywhere near Chartham, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a survey comes first
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What insurance they carry
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
How the job changes from site to site
Baffles and outlets
Every clean includes the baffles, inlet and outlet so the trap works as it should.
Under-sink grease traps
An under-sink trap is out of sight. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. The timing of a visit to Chartham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
Chartham: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Chartham?
Kitchens in Chartham are inspected by Canterbury City council’s environmental health officers. 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.
Do you work overnight in Chartham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Chartham needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We remove all the waste we take out. None of it goes back into the drains, of course.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
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.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Chartham and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Grease trap cleaning around Chartham
It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chartham. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day. We cover Chartham, about 51 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary or anywhere in Chartham, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event. If you serve passing trade near Chartham station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks.
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Anywhere in CT4, we cover grease trap cleaning for commercial sites. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Chartham among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 21 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: CT4. That includes premises on Station Road, River Court and The Green and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
What’s near Chartham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around No Man's Orchard and The Artichoke Inn. Chartham has its own railway station: Chartham station. Well-known places in the area include Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.