Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Chawton
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Chawton, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Chawton
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. We’re often asked to deal with grease setting in the kitchen pipework and a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap, on inline grease traps, kitchen waste pipes and restaurants and takeaways.
In a village or hamlet like Chawton, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Chawton (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
Places near Chawton
Also in Chawton
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Somewhere as small as Chawton, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Chawton: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Chawton?
Kitchens in Chawton are inspected by East Hampshire council’s environmental health officers. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Do you work in villages like Chawton?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Chawton included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
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’ll suggest an interval after the first clean.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
What happens if it’s left?
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. It hardens on the pipe walls, until the drain blocks. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. With notice, the visit to Chawton can be fitted around your bookings and events.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chawton
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 to a regular schedule.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Chawton
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Grease trap cleaning in Chawton: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 19 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Chawton. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Kitchens in Chawton get their food hygiene inspections from East Hampshire council. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Chawton, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Alton Community Hospital about less than half a mile north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Bentworth Hall is about 2.8 miles west), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings.
Chawton is about 1 mile south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the GU34 postcode area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 20 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in GU34 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Winchester Road and Wolf's Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Chawton include Alton (1 mile north-east), Upper Farringdon (2 miles south), Lower Farringdon (2 miles south), Farringdon (2 miles south) and Hartley Mauditt (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (10 miles north-west), Winchester (15 miles west), Farnborough (15 miles north-east), Fleet (12 miles north-east), Aldershot (13 miles north-east) and Petersfield (9 miles south).
Local landmarks in Chawton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Greyfriar pub and Amery Hill School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Alton station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Allen Gallery (1.3 miles north-east) and Alton Community Hospital (less than half a mile north). The countryside around Chawton includes King's Hill.
Different parts, different methods
Grease interceptors
Bigger kitchens may have a larger grease interceptor. They hold more grease and solids, but they still need regular emptying and cleaning.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.