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Grease trap cleaning in Farnham, Surrey
Grease trap cleaning for commercial sites in Farnham and across Surrey. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A routine grease trap service
- An overdue grease trap
Farnham questions
Do you clean school kitchens in Farnham in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 10 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Farnham. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Which council inspects kitchens in Farnham?
That’s Waverley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Farnham. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
How long does a grease trap clean take?
A typical clean takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor, including testing. We plan the visit around your service.
Do you take the waste away?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff do not have to handle it once the clean is done.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
That depends on the trap and the kitchen. Small under-sink units fill faster than larger traps and the busier the kitchen, the faster it fills. We will recommend a schedule once we’ve seen it.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Farnham
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate, and clean water flows on. Eventually it fills and needs emptying and cleaning. The work covers school and care home kitchens, kitchen waste pipes and restaurants and takeaways, and people most often call us about an interceptor full of grease and solids and drains clogged with fat.
Kitchens in a town like Farnham often book a deep clean alongside their extract clean, so the whole kitchen is done in one closure.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Farnham (GU9, GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
Grease trap cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
Leave it or put it right?
Grease that gets past the trap does not disappear. It can build up in the drains and join fatbergs in the sewer. Keeping it in the trap, and emptying the trap, is the responsible thing to do. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Farnham, it helps to have up-to-date records.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: 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. In Farnham, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
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Do you need grease trap cleaning in Farnham?
In Farnham, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Hidden under a sink or in a floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
Fleet Community Hospital, about 5.8 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Farnham; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What affects the quote in Farnham
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. Visits are planned between meals.
Baffles and outlets
Baffles inside the trap slow the water so grease can separate. Grease clings to them so they’re cleaned every time.
Grease trap cleaning in Farnham: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 20 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Farnham. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. It’s Waverley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Farnham. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you serve passing trade near Farnham station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks. School kitchens, at schools like Farnham College for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Farnham is about 6 miles south of Farnborough, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the GU9 postcode area, we cover grease trap cleaning for commercial sites. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Farnham is one of them. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 10 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in GU9 and GU10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Barncroft, Approach Road and Saxon Croft or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Farnham include the A31 and A287, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover Compton (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north), Upper Hale (2 miles north), Runfold (2 miles east) and Heath End (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (8 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles east). Farnham is among the bigger places we cover in Surrey for grease trap cleaning.
What’s near Farnham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Moor Park, William Cobbett Public House and Weydon School. Farnham has its own railway station: Farnham station. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Farnham (under half a mile north-west) and Farnham Castle (0.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.