Oxfordshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Crawley, Oxfordshire
Grease trap cleaning for Crawley and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Foul odours from the grease trap
How it works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. The timing of a visit to Crawley is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
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.
Related advice
Grease trap cleaning in Crawley
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. When it’s looked after, you hardly know it’s there but left too long, it causes trouble. A regular clean keeps it healthy. Typical jobs include a small trap that fills too quickly and gurgling from the sink waste, across under-sink grease traps, inline grease traps and kitchen waste pipes.
For a kitchen in or near Crawley, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Crawley (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
Different parts, different methods
Under-sink grease traps
Small grease traps sit under the sink. They fill quickly and need regular cleaning.
Grease interceptors
Interceptors take longer to clean and we allow for that.
How we price grease trap cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crawley
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Common questions in Crawley
Which environmental health team covers Crawley?
The local authority for Crawley is West Oxfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Can the work in Crawley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Crawley doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
We clean all the common types. A photo helps us see what’s fitted and we’ll confirm.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
That depends on the trap and the kitchen. A small trap fills more quickly than a large one, and busy kitchens fill them faster still. We will recommend a schedule once we’ve seen it.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
Grease trap cleaning around Crawley
There are about 35 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 takeaways in and around Crawley, up to about a mile and a half out, 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. It’s West Oxfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crawley. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hailey Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Crawley, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. Where a church or community hall near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Crawley, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Minster Lovell Hall, about 1.1 miles west, is one of the historic houses around Crawley; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps.
Crawley is about 1 mile north-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Crawley 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. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Oxford is in our area too, about 12 miles from Crawley.
We work across OX29 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Witney Hill, Farm Lane and Foxburrow Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Crawley, we cover Leafield (2 miles north-west), Swinbrook (4 miles west), Ascott d'Oyley (4 miles north-west), Ascott-under-Wychwood (5 miles north-west) and Ascott Earl (5 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south-east), Carterton (5 miles south-west), Wantage (15 miles south), Grove (14 miles south) and Faringdon (11 miles south).
Local landmarks in Crawley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wood Green School and The Lamb Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Finstock station, about 3.6 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Crawley include Blenheim Farm.
Towns and villages near Crawley
Also in Crawley
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
We take the grease and solids away. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we’re done.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.