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Grease Trap Cleaning in East Sheen
Grease trap cleaning across East Sheen and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
Grease trap cleaning in East Sheen
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. We’re often asked to deal with a small trap that fills too quickly and an interceptor full of grease and solids, across pot wash sinks, kitchen waste pipes and under-sink grease traps.
Fat, oil and grease poured down drains helps form fatbergs, and London’s sewers have made the news for them more than once. Regular grease trap cleaning keeps a kitchen in East Sheen from adding to the problem.
We have been trading since 2009, as 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.
- Location
- East Sheen (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
East Sheen: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in East Sheen?
That is Richmond-Upon-Thames council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in East Sheen. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can you work in school kitchens in East Sheen during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 16 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of East Sheen. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is 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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
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.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Grease trap cleaning in East Sheen: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 food manufacturers and packers in East Sheen and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Production sites can wash large amounts of fat and oil towards the drain, so traps need emptying to suit the volume. Fat from London kitchens contributes to sewer blockages, which is why grease traps need emptying on a schedule. In East Sheen, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Barnes Hospital about 0.5 miles east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near All Saints' Church or elsewhere in East Sheen, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
East Sheen is about 3 miles west of Fulham, in Greater London. Sites in East Sheen get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for London, about 8 miles away.
Work in SW14, SW13 and SW15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Elm Road, Well Lane and Fife Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to East Sheen include Mortlake (1 mile north-east), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Richmond upon Thames (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles north-east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-east).
Near you in East Sheen
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hare and Hounds pub, Palewell Park and Ibstock Place School. East Sheen has its own railway station: Mortlake station. A little further out are Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east) and Barnes Hospital (0.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Duke's Hollow and Kew Gardens Lake.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. It may need a drainage specialist to investigate.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage normally prevents a blockage later.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes less than an hour for many under-sink units, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Before any visit in East Sheen, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- 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.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in East Sheen
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
What we are called out for in East Sheen
In East Sheen, 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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An overdue grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Thomson House School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
A blocked drain can stop a kitchen in its tracks. Water won’t drain away, and dirty water can back up. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in East Sheen
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.