Portsmouth · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Drayton, Portsmouth
Grease trap cleaning for Drayton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
About our grease trap cleaning in Drayton
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Further on, grease can build into fatbergs in the sewer. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly keeps them out of the drains. We are often asked to deal with a kitchen drain that smells and a larger grease trap that needs emptying, on restaurants and takeaways, under-sink grease traps and kitchen waste pipes.
In a place like Drayton, kitchens often sit in older buildings with older drains. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Drayton (PO6)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Drayton
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 47 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 31 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Drayton. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Food hygiene inspections in Drayton are the job of Portsmouth 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 kitchen in an older building near Drayton, such as a historic house like Warblington Castle (about 3.4 miles east), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. Hall kitchens near Drayton Methodist Church or elsewhere in Drayton may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Drayton is about 2 miles south of Purbrook, in Portsmouth. Sites in Drayton get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Portsmouth coverage runs to 19 places, and Drayton is one of them.
Work in PO6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Galt Road, Hirst Road and Court Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Farlington (1 mile east), Widley (1 mile north), Cosham (1 mile west), Wymering (1 mile west) and Hilsea (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Portsmouth (3 miles south-west), Southsea (4 miles south), Milton (4 miles south), Landport (3 miles south-west), Baffins (3 miles south) and Rudmore (3 miles south-west).
Around Drayton
In Drayton, that means kitchens and buildings near Solent Junior School and New Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Cosham station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Portchester Castle (3.1 miles west) and World War I Remembrance Centre (1 mile south). The countryside around Drayton includes Portsdown Hill and Southmoor Nature Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Drayton
In Drayton, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Hidden under a sink or in a floor it’s often left until there’s a problem.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- An overdue grease trap
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Drains clogged with fat
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
Queen Alexandra Hospital, about 1.1 miles west, is the nearest hospital to Drayton; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
Why it’s worth doing now in Drayton
In Drayton, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem and typically at the worst moment. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with pictures after every visit
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Common questions in Drayton
Do you work in villages like Drayton?
Yes. Drayton is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which environmental health team covers Drayton?
The local authority for Drayton is Portsmouth council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
An overfull trap stops separating grease. Slow drains, bad smells and blockages follow.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Sink strainers help catch solids so less solid waste gets through.
An overfull trap lets grease pass. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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, and that is where we come in.
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Drayton when you book.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What else we do in Drayton
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.