Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Faversham, Kent
Grease trap cleaning in Faversham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
Grease trap cleaning in Faversham
For kitchens across Faversham, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. The trap is emptied, cleaned and checked, and the waste is taken away. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. If you are dealing with sinks that drain slowly and an interceptor full of grease and solids, we can put it right, from pot wash sinks, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens onwards.
Kitchens in a town like Faversham often book a deep clean alongside their extract clean, which keeps the disruption to a single night.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, 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.
- Where
- Faversham (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Faversham: your questions answered
Can the work in Faversham be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Faversham needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Can you work in school kitchens in Faversham during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 8 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Faversham. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
A typical clean takes less than an hour for many under-sink units including checking it drains. We plan the visit around your service.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Broken pipework below ground
- Blockages further down the drainage network
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. It may need a drainage specialist to investigate.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Shortening the cleaning interval now stops it overflowing.
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Faversham
If a trap isn’t emptied, grease passes straight through. It then builds up in the drains and the sewer beyond, where it can cause blockages.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- Drains clogged with fat
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
For busy kitchens close to Faversham station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of insurance
Why it’s worth doing now in Faversham
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. It hardens on the pipe walls, until the drain blocks. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. Each month of use adds to the build-up, so a site in Faversham is better off booking it now.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- We are fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Faversham
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 22 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Faversham. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. Food hygiene inspections in Faversham are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you run a kitchen in an older building near Faversham, such as a historic house like Belmont House and Gardens (about 3.5 miles south-west), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Ethelbert Road Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Faversham is about 9 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Sites in Faversham get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Faversham is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 16 miles away.
We work across ME13 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Bedlington Square, Market Place and Market Street and the roads around them. Main roads around Faversham include the A2 and A251, which makes travel easy for grease trap cleaning. Close by, we work in Davington (1 mile north-west), The Brents (1 mile north-east), Preston (1 mile south-east), Ospringe (1 mile south-west) and Whitehill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
What’s near Faversham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Mechanics Arms, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Oare Meadow, among other places. There’s a railway station in Faversham itself: Faversham station. Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (4.2 miles south-west).
Nearby places to Faversham
Other services in Faversham
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. In Faversham, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, phone 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. You will normally have a quote within one working day.