Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Cliddesden
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Cliddesden, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Cliddesden
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. If you are dealing with a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap and a full, neglected grease trap, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Cliddesden, the kitchens that need a deep clean are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Cliddesden (RG25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Commercial kitchens in Cliddesden
Look up Cliddesden on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 14 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways in and around Cliddesden, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Cliddesden. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard or anywhere in Cliddesden, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Cliddesden Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Cliddesden is about 2 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Across the RG25 area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Cliddesden is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for grease trap cleaning. We also work in Reading, around 15 miles away.
We cover every part of the RG25 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Station Road, Church Lane and Hoopersmead or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Cliddesden: Viables (1 mile north), Eastrop (2 miles north), Ellisfield (2 miles south), Oakridge (2 miles north) and Upper Common (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (11 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (8 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles north-east) and Tadley (8 miles north).
What’s near Cliddesden
Around Cliddesden, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Brighton Hill Community School, Hackwood Park and Jolly Farmer Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Cliddesden is Basingstoke station, about 2.2 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Basing House (2.9 miles north-east) and Festival Place (2 miles north). Open spaces near Cliddesden include Farleigh Hill and The Mill Field.
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Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Cliddesden
Do you work overnight in Cliddesden?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Cliddesden keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you work in school kitchens in Cliddesden during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 9 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Cliddesden. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Most grease trap cleans take less than an hour for many under-sink units including checking it drains. It’s booked when the sinks aren’t needed.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
That depends on the cause. If the trap is full, cleaning it often helps but grease set further down the drains needs jetting by a drainage specialist.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Honest limits
Grease trap cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
Why act early in Cliddesden
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. It hardens on the pipe walls until water cannot get through. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
How we price grease trap cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
We take the grease and solids away. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we’re done.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. We agree the timing with you.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Cliddesden, let us know and we will plan around it.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Cliddesden
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. They cool and float to the top of the trap and the grease layer grows.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A kitchen drain that smells
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, about 3 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Cliddesden; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
What to look for in a quote
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- When the next visit should be, and why