Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Crofton, Hampshire
Grease trap cleaning in Crofton, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Foul odours from the grease trap
About our grease trap cleaning in Crofton
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. The work covers under-sink grease traps, inline grease traps and pot wash sinks, and the jobs we see most are a larger grease trap that needs emptying and gurgling from the sink waste.
Somewhere as small as Crofton, the kitchens that need a deep clean are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
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
- Crofton (PO14, PO13)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something 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.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Crofton.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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Crofton questions
Which council inspects kitchens in Crofton?
The local authority for Crofton is Fareham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Will you come out to Crofton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Crofton is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What happens if a grease trap isn’t cleaned?
An overfull trap stops separating grease. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
As a guide, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. A large or very full trap takes longer, and we’ll tell you in advance.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of after the visit.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Crofton
Food Standards Agency data counts about 39 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 22 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Crofton. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Food hygiene inspections in Crofton are the job of Fareham council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
School kitchens, at schools like Crofton School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Peel Common Mission Church or elsewhere in Crofton, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Crofton is about 1 mile east of Stubbington, in Hampshire. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Crofton and the rest of Hampshire. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in PO14 and PO13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Mark's Road, Gosport Road and Newgate Lane or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Crofton: Peel Common (1 mile east), Rowner (1 mile east), Bridgemary (1 mile east), Lee-on-the-Solent (1 mile south) and Fareham (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Havant (10 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north-west), Horndean (10 miles north-east), Totton (15 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles north-west) and Hedge End (8 miles north-west).
Around Crofton
In Crofton, that means kitchens and buildings near Baycroft School and Peel Common Infant School and Nursery Unit. Crofton’s nearest station is Fareham station, about 2.1 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Gosport War Memorial Hospital (3 miles south-east) and Carron Row Farm Museum (3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
Nearby places to Crofton
Other services in Crofton
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Crofton
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. They cool and float to the top of the trap, and the layer gets thicker day by day.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
Gosport War Memorial Hospital, about 3 miles south-east, is the nearest hospital to Crofton; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether VAT is included
How we price grease trap cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Why deal with it now?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for, alongside good kitchen hygiene. It’s simpler to plan the work at Crofton now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Crofton
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps