West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Colwood
Need grease trap cleaning in Colwood? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- Drains clogged with fat
Colwood: your questions answered
Can you work in Colwood outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Colwood does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Colwood?
Kitchens in Colwood are inspected by Mid Sussex council’s environmental health officers. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
As a guide, it takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. A large or very full trap takes longer and we will say so when we quote.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Grease trap cleaning in Colwood, done properly
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Colwood, from small under-sink units to inline traps and interceptors. Visits are booked around your service so washing up is not interrupted. If you are dealing with grease setting in the kitchen pipework and a full, neglected grease trap, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Colwood starts with agreeing a date and access, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Colwood (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Under-sink grease traps
We empty and clean under-sink traps without disrupting the rest of the kitchen and check the seal on the lid.
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we allow for that.
What affects the quote in Colwood
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For grease trap cleaning in Colwood, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
We will suggest when the trap should be cleaned again. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage typically prevents a blockage later.
Why it’s worth doing now in Colwood
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. A clean trap is less of an attraction as part of a clean kitchen. In a small place like Colwood, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Nearby places to Colwood
More services for Colwood
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Colwood.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
Commercial kitchens in Colwood
There are about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Colwood, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council inspect food businesses in Colwood. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; The Dene Hospital, about 3.8 miles south-east, is the nearest hospital to Colwood. If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Tyes Place is about 3.4 miles north-east), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings.
Colwood is about 5 miles north-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the RH17 postcode area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 13 miles from Colwood.
All of RH17 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Earwig Lane and Cross Colwood Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Colwood include Crabtree (1 mile north-west), Lower Beeding (2 miles north-west), Slaugham (3 miles north), Plummers Plain (3 miles north) and Monk's Gate (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (8 miles north), Horsham (6 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles east), Burgess Hill (5 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (13 miles north-east).
Around Colwood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Leonardslee. A little further out are The Dene Hospital (3.8 miles south-east) and Cuckfield Museum (3.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.