Southampton · Grease trap cleaning
Chartwell Green grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Chartwell Green from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A routine grease trap service
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
Grease trap cleaning in Chartwell Green, done properly
Every trap is different. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills and suggest an interval that suits. If you have drains clogged with fat and an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning, we can put it right, from pot wash sinks, kitchen waste pipes and under-sink grease traps onwards.
Around a place like Chartwell Green, deep clean work tends to mean pubs, cafés and school or care home kitchens. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Chartwell Green (SO18, SO30)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How we price grease trap cleaning
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartwell Green
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk.
Grease interceptors
Grease interceptors are larger units that serve busier kitchens. They hold more grease and solids, but they still need regular emptying and cleaning.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. We plan the journey to Chartwell Green and bring what the job is likely to need.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Chartwell Green questions
Will you come out to Chartwell Green?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Chartwell Green included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you work in school kitchens in Chartwell Green during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 20 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Chartwell Green. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
We price it once we know the trap and how often it needs cleaning. Get in touch and we’ll send you a fixed quote before any work starts.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
Cleaning the trap deals with the grease it holds and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. Blockages further down the drain, or damaged pipework, need a drainage contractor.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Commercial kitchens in Chartwell Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 19 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Chartwell Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Kitchens in Chartwell Green get their food hygiene inspections from Eastleigh council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
South Stoneham House, about 1.3 miles west, is one of the historic houses around Chartwell Green; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Moorgreen Hospital, about 1.2 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Chartwell Green.
Chartwell Green is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Whatever kind of site you run in Chartwell Green, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Southampton, we cover 40 places, Chartwell Green among them.
Our technicians cover all of the SO18 and SO30 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Ivy Lane, Arun Road and Eden Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Townhill Park (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Midanbury (1 mile south-west), Mansbridge (1 mile north-west) and Harefield (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Shirley (4 miles west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west), Woolston (3 miles south-west), Coxford (4 miles west) and Freemantle (4 miles west). Being one of Southampton’s larger places, Chartwell Green has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease trap cleaning.
Around Chartwell Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Itchen Valley Country Park, Bitterne Park School and The Gregg School. Chartwell Green’s nearest station is Swaythling station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Netley Castle (3.7 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Chartwell Green include Netley Common.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
You will get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
What we are called out for in Chartwell Green
A busy kitchen in Chartwell Green, or anywhere else, fills its grease trap faster. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can struggle when cooking increases.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St James or anywhere in Chartwell Green, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the price is fixed