Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Deal, Kent
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Deal, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- An overdue grease trap
Common questions in Deal
Do you clean school kitchens in Deal in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 12 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Deal. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can the work in Deal be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Deal does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
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 in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Tell us what you have and we will plan around it.
Grease trap cleaning in Deal, done properly
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Further on, grease can build into fatbergs in the sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps them out of the drains. If you are dealing with a full, neglected grease trap and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up, we can help, from pot wash sinks, under-sink grease traps and kitchen waste pipes onwards.
Grease traps fill up with fat and food scraps, and once it’s full, fat passes into the drains. Emptying and cleaning on a schedule keeps drains in Deal running.
The report is your 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.
- Where
- Deal (CT14)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
We time visits to avoid service so the kitchen is not disrupted.
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
What else we do in Deal
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Deal before we arrive.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Deal
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. There it sets and narrows the pipe until water cannot get through. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Deal, it helps to have up-to-date records.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- A written report with photos after every visit
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Grease trap cleaning around Deal
Food Standards Agency records include about 34 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and guest houses across Deal and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving food has a kitchen that collects grease out of sight and drains that need protecting. Food hygiene inspections in Deal are the job of Dover council’s environmental health team. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Saviour's or elsewhere in Deal, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. If you serve passing trade near Deal station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks.
Deal is about 14 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Deal, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Deal is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 38 miles from Deal.
Our technicians cover all of CT14 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on London Road, Forelands Square and Herschell Square and the roads around them. Deal is on the A258 and B2056, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Mill Hill (1 mile west), Walmer (1 mile south), Sholden (1 mile north-west), Sholden Meadows (1 mile north-west) and Great Mongeham (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (7 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north) and Broadstairs (10 miles north).
What’s near Deal
Around Deal, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Betteshanger Park, Brickmakers Arms and Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School and the streets around them. The closest station to Deal is Deal station, about 0.5 miles north-east. A little further out are Kent Museum of the Moving Image (0.6 miles north-east) and Deal Castle (0.5 miles east).
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
How we price grease trap cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site rules, permits and inductions
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
If you need grease trap cleaning in Deal, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
When to call us in Deal
In Deal, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Hidden under a sink or in a floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- An overdue grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
If you run a kitchen in an older building near Deal, such as a historic house like Walmer Castle (about 1.2 miles south), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether VAT is included
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps