Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Chevening grease trap cleaning
Our technicians work in Chevening on grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A routine grease trap service
- A small trap that fills too quickly
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Chevening
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly 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 before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. If you are dealing with washing-up water that won’t drain away and a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap, we can put it right, from pot wash sinks, inline grease traps and kitchen waste pipes onwards.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
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.
- Place
- Chevening (TN14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Chevening
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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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. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chevening.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Do you need grease trap cleaning in Chevening?
The more a kitchen cooks and washes up, the quicker the trap fills. Traps sized for lighter use can fill very quickly when trade picks up.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Sevenoaks Hospital (about 2.8 miles east), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It’s the single easiest way to help.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Shortening the cleaning interval now keeps the drains flowing.
Why act early in Chevening
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for as part of a clean kitchen. A planned visit to Chevening is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Chevening: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Chevening?
In Chevening, it’s Sevenoaks council that carries out food hygiene inspections. 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.
Is Chevening within the area you cover?
Yes. Chevening is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
While the trap is being cleaned, nothing can drain into it. We book the visit around your service so the kitchen isn’t held up.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Broken pipework below ground
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. Planned cleaning fits their routine.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Chevening
There are about 3 food manufacturers and packers across Chevening and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A production site’s wash-down water can carry plenty of fat, which a trap or interceptor has to catch. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chevening. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Combe Bank School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. If you run a kitchen in an older building near Chevening, such as a historic house like Quebec House (about 3.3 miles south-west), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important.
Chevening is about 3 miles north-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We provide grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chevening and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our London page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of TN14 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Chevening: Chipstead (1 mile south-east), Sundridge (2 miles south), Dunton Green (2 miles east), Bessels Green (2 miles south-east) and Riverhead (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (9 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Chevening
Around Chevening, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Trinity School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Dunton Green station, about 1.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (4.2 miles east). Open spaces near Chevening include Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.