Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Criddlestyle
Our technicians work in Criddlestyle on grease trap cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- An overdue grease trap
About our grease trap cleaning in Criddlestyle
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate while the water carries on to the drain. Eventually it fills and needs emptying and cleaning. The work covers under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and kitchen waste pipes, and the jobs we see most are gurgling drains in the kitchen and an overdue grease trap.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Criddlestyle (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Criddlestyle
A busy kitchen in Criddlestyle, or anywhere else, fills its grease trap faster. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can struggle when cooking increases.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- Drains clogged with fat
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
Where a church or community hall near St Giles, or anywhere in Criddlestyle, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Broken pipework below ground
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
What the work involves, part by part
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We ask about access when we quote.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Criddlestyle: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Criddlestyle?
In Criddlestyle, it’s New Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Do you cover smaller places like Criddlestyle?
Yes. Criddlestyle is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often, and we can shorten it.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Will the grease trap clean disrupt the kitchen?
For the length of the clean, yes. It takes less than an hour for many under-sink units and we book it around your service.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Criddlestyle
Look up Criddlestyle on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 13 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops in Criddlestyle and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. In Criddlestyle, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
Breamore House, about 3 miles north, is one of the historic houses around Criddlestyle; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like The Burgate School and Sixth Form for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Criddlestyle is in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Criddlestyle, we can take on grease trap cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (16 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the SP6 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Criddlestyle: Sandy Balls (1 mile north-east), Stuckton (1 mile south), Horseport (1 mile west), Blissford (1 mile south-east) and Godshill (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (15 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south), Ringwood (6 miles south) and Barton on Sea (14 miles south).
Landmarks near Criddlestyle
In Criddlestyle, that means kitchens and buildings near The George Inn and Fordingbridge Infant School. Nearby you’ll also find Godshill Castle Hill (1.2 miles north) and Fordingbridge Doll Museum (0.8 miles west). Open spaces near Criddlestyle include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
What affects the quote in Criddlestyle
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Criddlestyle and turn up when the site is quiet.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.