West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Ellen's Green
Grease trap cleaning across Ellen's Green and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens with lots of washing-up fill traps fast. A shorter cleaning interval normally suits them.
School, care home and staff kitchens
School kitchens can be cleaned in the holidays or after lunch service.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ellen's Green
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. In Ellen's Green, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. Common call-outs are for an overdue grease trap and washing-up water that won’t drain away, across restaurants and takeaways, under-sink grease traps and school and care home kitchens.
Work in a small place like Ellen's Green starts with agreeing a date and access.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Ellen's Green (RH12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Ellen's Green
Can you get to a site in Ellen's Green?
Yes. Ellen's Green is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Ellen's Green after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Ellen's Green does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What do you do with the waste?
The fat, oil, grease and solids we remove go with us. It isn’t poured back down the drain at any point.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
Once it’s full, grease passes straight through. The grease hardens in the pipes, leading to blocked drains and smells, and can add to fatbergs in the sewer.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Common problems we fix in Ellen's Green
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. When it cools, the grease hardens, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
For kitchens in and around Ellen's Green, deep cleans are planned around opening hours.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Grease trap cleaning in Ellen's Green: local notes
Environmental health officers from Horsham council inspect food businesses in Ellen's Green. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record. About 30 miles out from central London, Ellen's Green is part of the South East area we work across. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Horsham Hospital, about 4.8 miles south-east, is the nearest hospital to Ellen's Green; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Ellen's Green is about 5 miles north-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Ellen's Green, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. We also work in Guildford, around 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: RH12. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Walliswood (2 miles north-east), Mayes Green (2 miles north), Ewhurst Green (3 miles north), Ewhurst (3 miles north) and Cranleigh (4 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (10 miles east), Horsham (5 miles south-east), Broadfield (9 miles east), Storrington (13 miles south), Billingshurst (6 miles south) and Bewbush (9 miles east).
Around Ellen's Green
For rail, the closest station is Warnham station, about 4 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Horsham Hospital (4.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Ellen's Green includes Warnham LNR and Vann Lake.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Mention any increase in cooking
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. It may need a drainage specialist to look further.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Ellen's Green
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
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What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Ellen's Green run smoothly.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Ellen's Green, a regular grease trap clean is a small, planned job. A blocked drain is an emergency and usually at the worst moment. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
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