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Grease trap cleaning in Coombe, Greater London
Grease trap cleaning for Coombe, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Drains clogged with fat
What we do, step by step
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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a job in Coombe, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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How we handle grease trap cleaning in Coombe
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. Typical jobs include an interceptor full of grease and solids and gurgling from the sink waste, on school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps.
London’s sewers are known for fatbergs, built up from fat, oil and grease washed down drains. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly keeps fat out of the drains.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Coombe (CR0, CR2, CR9)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Coombe kitchens: local notes
There are about 95 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 79 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Coombe, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Compact London kitchens collect grease in tight corners, which an overnight deep clean can reach. It’s Croydon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Coombe. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Addington Palace is about 1.3 miles east), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings. Hall and church kitchens, near Church Hall United Reformed Church Of St Paul or anywhere around Coombe, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; National Psychosis Unit, about 2.1 miles north-east, is the nearest hospital to Coombe.
Coombe is about 1 mile east of Croydon, in Greater London. If you need grease trap cleaning in Coombe, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Coombe. Coombe is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for grease trap cleaning. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
We work across the CR0, CR2 and CR9 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Oaks Road, Coombe Road and Coombe Lane, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Croydon (1 mile west), Addiscombe (1 mile north), South Croydon (1 mile south-west), Shirley Oaks (1 mile north-east) and Shirley (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (11 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Around Coombe
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Coombe Lodge pub, Royal Russell School and St Peter's Primary School. For rail, the closest station is South Croydon station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St George's Walk (1.4 miles north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Bramley Bank and Duppas Hill.
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What else we do in Coombe
Why it’s worth doing now in Coombe
Grease that leaves the kitchen ends up somewhere. It adds to blockages further down the drains and sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps it where it can be removed. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
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. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- We are fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Baffles and outlets
Every clean includes the baffles, inlet and outlet so water flows freely.
Inline grease traps
An inline trap sits in the pipework between the kitchen and the drain. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still need regular emptying.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. That may need a drainage contractor to look further.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
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.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For grease trap cleaning in Coombe, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Coombe
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
FAQs for Coombe
Is parking a problem for work in Coombe?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Do you work in school kitchens around Coombe out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 26 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Coombe. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Is Coombe in your area?
Yes. We cover Coombe and the rest of Greater London, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Do you take the waste away?
We remove all the waste we take out. None of it goes back into the drains, of course.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.