Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Eastleigh, Hampshire
For grease trap cleaning in Eastleigh, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Eastleigh: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 17 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Eastleigh. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. Food hygiene inspections in Eastleigh are the job of Eastleigh council’s environmental health team. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Moorgreen Hospital, about 2.9 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Eastleigh; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Norwood Primary School or anywhere near Eastleigh, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Eastleigh is about 4 miles north-east of Southampton, in Hampshire. If you need grease trap cleaning in Eastleigh, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Eastleigh included. Eastleigh is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients.
Our technicians cover all of SO50, SO30, SO31 and SO19 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Market Street, High Street and Scotter Square or a nearby road, we can help. With the A335 and B3033 close by, Eastleigh is simple for us to get to for grease trap cleaning. We also cover Bishopstoke (1 mile east), Boyatt Wood (1 mile north-west), Allbrook (2 miles north), Lord's Wood (2 miles north-east) and Highbridge (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (6 miles north), Gosport (14 miles south-east), Fareham (10 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles east), Totton (8 miles south-west) and Hedge End (4 miles south-east). Eastleigh is among the bigger places we cover in Hampshire for grease trap cleaning.
Around Eastleigh
Around Eastleigh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Wagon Works pub, Lakeside Country Park and Quilley School of Engineering, among other places. There’s a railway station in Eastleigh itself: Eastleigh station. A little further out are Moorgreen Hospital (2.9 miles south) and Eastleigh Museum (less than half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Flexford Nature Reserve.
About our grease trap cleaning in Eastleigh
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. The fat, oil, grease and solids are taken out and the chambers and baffles cleaned and the trap checked before we leave. The work covers under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and pot wash sinks, and people most often call us about a kitchen drain that smells and a larger grease trap that needs emptying.
For a kitchen in a town like Eastleigh, a deep clean is often booked after a refit, before an inspection or alongside an extract clean, so the whole kitchen is done in one closure.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Nearby places to Eastleigh
What else we do in Eastleigh
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. We arrive in Eastleigh once you’ve closed and leave the site ready for the morning.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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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Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. That may need a drainage contractor to look further.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Clearing it then is a bigger job so prevention is the easier route.
How we price grease trap cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Eastleigh
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Eastleigh?
In Eastleigh, it’s Eastleigh 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.
Can the work in Eastleigh be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Eastleigh can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Under-sink and inline grease traps, and larger interceptors. Each one is emptied, cleaned and checked in the same careful way.
Why deal with it now?
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. There it sets and narrows the pipe, until the drain blocks. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. Nothing in a duct, damper or fan improves by being left.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Common problems we fix in Eastleigh
The more a kitchen cooks and washes up, the quicker the trap fills. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can fill very quickly when trade picks up.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of the Resurrection or anywhere in Eastleigh, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of insurance
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Broken pipework below ground
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens