Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Chilham
Grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chilham. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
About our grease trap cleaning in Chilham
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that is cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, pot wash sinks and inline grease traps, and people most often call us about a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease and a routine grease trap service.
Work in a small place like Chilham starts with agreeing a date and access, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Chilham (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Chilham kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 food manufacturers and packers within about 1.5 miles of central Chilham. For food producers, the grease trap schedule should follow the volume going through it. Kitchens in Chilham get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you run a café or takeaway near Chilham station, a deep clean overnight means the kitchen opens as normal next morning. Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chilham may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Chilham is about 5 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Chilham gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 19 miles away.
All of CT4 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on The Street, The Square and Bagham Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Mountain Street (1 mile south-west), Old Wives Lees (1 mile north), Godmersham (2 miles south), Shottenden (2 miles west) and Perrywood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Faversham (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Chilham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Woolpack Inn and Broadham Down. Chilham has its own railway station: Chilham station. Other landmarks nearby include Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Chilham Castle (within half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. We fit visits around mealtimes.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks aren’t in use so the kitchen isn’t disrupted.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Chilham
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Nearby places to Chilham
What else we do in Chilham
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
Grease trap cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Chilham
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
Chilham questions
Will you come out to Chilham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you work in Chilham outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Chilham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We remove all the waste we take out. It is not poured back down the drain at any point.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap, and can clear the problem where the trap was the cause. Blockages further down the drain, or damaged pipework, need a drainage contractor.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
It depends on the size of the trap and how busy the kitchen is. A small trap fills more quickly than a large one and the busier the kitchen, the faster it fills. We will suggest an interval after the first clean.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
Trap size, type, condition and access all affect the price. Send us details or a photo and we will give you a fixed quote.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere as small as Chilham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Chilham
The more a kitchen cooks and washes up, the quicker the trap fills. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can fill very quickly when trade picks up.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A full, neglected grease trap
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Canterbury Hospital (about 5.3 miles east), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end