West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Goring-by-Sea grease trap cleaning
Looking for grease trap cleaning in Goring-by-Sea? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- An overdue grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
Goring-by-Sea: your questions answered
Can the work in Goring-by-Sea be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Goring-by-Sea can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you work in school kitchens around Goring-by-Sea out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 14 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Goring-by-Sea. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often, and we can shorten it.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
Our service covers the grease trap itself. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we’ll tell you and suggest a drainage contractor.
What do you do to 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.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
A typical clean takes less than an hour for many under-sink units including checking it drains. We plan the visit around your service.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The recommended date is 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, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Goring-by-Sea
Every trap is different. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We assess the trap and how fast it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. If you have gurgling from the sink waste and sinks that drain slowly, we can put it right, from inline grease traps, school and care home kitchens and restaurants and takeaways onwards.
Work in a smaller place like Goring-by-Sea is planned around your opening hours.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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.
- Where
- Goring-by-Sea (BN12, BN99, BN13)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Tell us when your site near Goring-by-Sea is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Goring-by-Sea?
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and fill it from below.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
Where a church or community hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Goring-by-Sea, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
How we price grease trap cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- 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
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Places near Goring-by-Sea
What else we do in Goring-by-Sea
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. We fit visits around mealtimes.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. When they fill, the sink slows and starts to smell.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Goring-by-Sea
Food Standards Agency records include about 17 pubs and bars in and around Goring-by-Sea, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. It’s Worthing council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Goring-by-Sea. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you serve passing trade near Goring-By-Sea station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks. For schools such as Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically booked for the holidays.
Goring-by-Sea is about 1 mile south-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Across the BN12 area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, about 13 miles away.
Every address in BN12, BN99 and BN13 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Sea Lane, Jupp's Lane and Goring Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Goring-by-Sea, we cover Ferring (1 mile west), Hangleton (1 mile west), Kingston Gorse (2 miles west), Durrington (2 miles north) and West Kingston (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (12 miles west), Littlehampton (5 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles east), Lancing (5 miles east), Rustington (4 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north).
Around Goring-by-Sea
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Durrington Minature Railway, Chatsmore Catholic High School and Worthing College, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Goring-By-Sea station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Museum of Sussex Folklore (1.6 miles north-east) and The Acre (1.8 miles east). Open spaces near Goring-by-Sea include Highdown Hill.