Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Fareham grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Fareham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- An overdue grease trap
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fareham
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. In Fareham, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap and run water through to check it drains. We are often asked to deal with gurgling drains in the kitchen and sinks that drain slowly, on school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps.
Kitchens in a town like Fareham often book a deep clean alongside their extract clean, so the whole kitchen is done in one closure.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Fareham
The FSA’s data shows about 26 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Fareham. Any of them serving food has a kitchen that collects grease out of sight and drains that need protecting. Food hygiene inspections in Fareham are the job of Fareham council’s environmental health team. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Hall kitchens near St John The Evangelist or elsewhere in Fareham may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like St Jude's Catholic Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Fareham is about 10 miles south-east of Southampton, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Fareham or further out, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 6 miles away.
Here we cover the PO16, PO14, PO15 and SO31 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Whether your site is on Delme Square, High Street and Brookmeadow or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Fareham on the A27 and A32, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Fareham: Fareham Common (1 mile east), Wallington (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile north-east), Peel Common (2 miles south) and Welborne (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles west). Fareham is among the bigger places we cover in Hampshire for grease trap cleaning.
Around Fareham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wykeham House School, The Lord Arthur Lee pub and Fareham Academy and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Fareham itself: Fareham station. Other landmarks nearby include Carron Row Farm Museum (1.7 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Do not rely on hot water to clear grease
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Booking cleans more often stops it overflowing.
Fareham questions
Do you work in school kitchens around Fareham out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Fareham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 21 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Can the work in Fareham be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Fareham can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
The size and state of the trap make the difference, and you can expect it to take an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. We’ll confirm when we quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
There’s no single answer. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills, then suggest a schedule.
How much does grease trap cleaning cost?
No two traps are quite the same, so we price each one individually. You get a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
We clean under-sink traps, inline traps and interceptors. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What happens if it’s left?
A blocked drain can stop a kitchen in its tracks. Sinks won’t empty and waste water can come back up. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk. Booking now keeps it a routine visit to Fareham rather than an urgent one.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still need regular emptying.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. They fill quickly, so they need frequent emptying.
When to call us in Fareham
In Fareham, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Tucked away under the sink or below the floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
For busy kitchens close to Fareham station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
Managing agents and facilities teams in Fareham
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap, and we clear up before we go. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Fareham before we arrive.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.