Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Chattenden
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens for commercial sites in Chattenden and across Medway. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
About our grease trap cleaning in Chattenden
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. Typical jobs include drains that gurgle and bubble and foul odours from the grease trap, on kitchen waste pipes, pot wash sinks and restaurants and takeaways.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Chattenden (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Chattenden
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. When it cools, the grease hardens, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Drains clogged with fat
School kitchens, at schools like Chattenden Primary School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Chattenden and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Commercial kitchens in Chattenden
Look up Chattenden on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 29 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 11 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Chattenden. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Food hygiene inspections in Chattenden are the job of Medway council’s environmental health team. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like French Hospital about 2.4 miles south-west, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. Restoration House, about 2.6 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses around Chattenden; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps.
Chattenden is about 2 miles north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Anywhere in ME3, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Chattenden is one of 68 places in Medway we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 11 miles from Chattenden.
We cover every part of the ME3 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Songbird Crescent, Sparrow Drive and Main Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Lower Upnor (1 mile south), Upper Upnor (1 mile south), Wainscott (1 mile south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (1 mile east) and Cooling Street (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles south-east), Chatham (4 miles south), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south-west), Luton (3 miles south) and Park Wood (6 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Chattenden
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Pier pub, The Hundred of Hoo Academy and Lower Lines Park. The closest station to Chattenden is Strood station, about 2.1 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Pentagon Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Upnor Castle (0.9 miles south). Open spaces near Chattenden include Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Broken pipework below ground
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
FAQs for Chattenden
Can you come to Chattenden after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Chattenden doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which environmental health team covers Chattenden?
In Chattenden, it’s Medway council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. Where the problem is further down the drain, we will say so so you can call a drainage contractor.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What happens if a grease trap is not cleaned?
A full trap can’t catch any more grease. The grease hardens in the pipes, leading to blocked drains and smells, and can add to fatbergs in the sewer.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Chattenden
Grease that leaves the kitchen ends up somewhere. It adds to blockages further down the drains and sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps it where it can be removed. It’s simpler to plan the work at Chattenden now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.