Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Colden Common, Hampshire
Grease trap cleaning for Colden Common and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A small trap that fills too quickly
How the visit works
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, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. A site near Colden Common typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
For grease trap cleaning in Colden Common, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
About our grease trap cleaning in Colden Common
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. We find the trap, empty it and clean it, then check the water flows properly. The work covers inline grease traps, kitchen waste pipes and restaurants and takeaways, and people most often call us about sinks that drain slowly and drains that gurgle and bubble.
In a place like Colden Common, kitchens often sit in older buildings with older drains. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.
A written report with photos 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.
- Where
- Colden Common (SO21, SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Commercial kitchens in Colden Common
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Colden Common and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. In Colden Common, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
For schools such as Colden Common Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Colden Common, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Colden Common gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Colden Common is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Southampton, about 6 miles from Colden Common.
Here we cover the SO21 and SO50 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Colden Common, we cover Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Around Colden Common
In Colden Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Thornden School, among other places. Colden Common’s nearest station is Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north. A little further out are Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Sink strainers help catch solids so less solid waste gets through.
An overfull trap lets grease pass. Regular emptying keeps it working and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
When to call us in Colden Common
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
If you run a kitchen in an older building near Colden Common, such as a historic house like South Stoneham House (about 4.8 miles south-west), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- If they look at the system before pricing
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
Towns and villages near Colden Common
What else we do in Colden Common
Why it’s worth doing now in Colden Common
A dirty grease trap smells. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad and the smell carries. Cleaning it removes the cause. Around Colden Common, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with pictures after every visit
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The scale of the work
- What state the system is in
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Colden Common questions
Can you come to Colden Common after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Colden Common needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Colden Common?
The local authority for Colden Common is Winchester City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after each visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Typically, it takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Bigger or overdue traps need more time and we’ll say so when we quote.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
The price depends on the trap and the schedule. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll quote before any work starts.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.