Essex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Great Baddow, Essex
Looking for grease trap cleaning in Great Baddow? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Drains clogged with fat
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Great Baddow
Grease traps sit between the sinks and the drain, holding back fats, oils and grease. As the waste water cools, the grease floats and stays in the trap while the water carries on to the drain. Over time, the trap fills up and has to be emptied and cleaned. If you have gurgling drains in the kitchen and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, we can help, from under-sink grease traps, inline grease traps and school and care home kitchens onwards.
In a smaller place like Great Baddow, commercial kitchens are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Great Baddow (CM2)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still fill up.
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so water flows freely.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
The waste we remove leaves with us. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we’re done.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage typically prevents a blockage down the line.
When something else is needed
Grease trap cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. We plan the journey to Great Baddow and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Commercial kitchens in Great Baddow
Food Standards Agency data counts about 121 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Great Baddow. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Environmental health officers from Chelmsford council inspect food businesses in Great Baddow. 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.
Baddow Hospital, about 0.6 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Great Baddow; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. Historic houses such as Danbury Place (about 2.3 miles east) are part of the area around Great Baddow, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps.
Great Baddow is about 2 miles south-east of Chelmsford, in Essex. Great Baddow gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We work across CM2 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include New Road, High Street and Colley Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside Great Baddow, we cover Sandon (1 mile east), Butt's Green (2 miles south-east), Springfield (2 miles north), Little Baddow (3 miles north-east) and Boreham (4 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Basildon (10 miles south), Braintree (12 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles south-west), Maldon (8 miles east), Canvey Island (14 miles south) and Billericay (7 miles south-west).
Around Great Baddow
Typical jobs here are in premises near Oaklands Park, White Horse Inn and The Sandon School. For rail, the closest station is Chelmsford station, about 2 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bond Street Chelmsford (1.6 miles north-west) and Baddow Hospital (0.6 miles south). The countryside around Great Baddow includes Newland Grove.
Questions from Great Baddow
Can you get to a site in Great Baddow?
Yes. Great Baddow is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you clean school kitchens in Great Baddow in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 18 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Great Baddow. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
We clean under-sink traps, inline traps and interceptors. Let us know what’s fitted and we’ll plan around it.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Which records should we keep?
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.
Leave it or put it right?
In Great Baddow, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem and usually at the worst moment. Even a site near Great Baddow that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
When to call us in Great Baddow
Oil tipped down the drain instead of being collected fills a grease trap far faster than washing-up. Even small amounts add up.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Great Baddow may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Before booking anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the price is fixed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered