Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Gundleton, Hampshire
Grease trap cleaning for commercial sites in Gundleton and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A routine grease trap service
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
Grease trap cleaning in Gundleton, done properly
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. If you are dealing with gurgling drains in the kitchen and an overdue grease trap, we can help.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Gundleton (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Gundleton: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Gundleton?
That’s East Hampshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Gundleton. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Can you come to Gundleton after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Each trap is a little different, but a clean generally takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. You will know before the visit.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Gundleton run smoothly.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- 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
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed 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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Commercial kitchens in Gundleton
Kitchens in Gundleton get their food hygiene inspections from East Hampshire council. 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. We cover Gundleton, about 52 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
If you run a kitchen in an older building near Gundleton, such as a historic house like Hinton Ampner House (about 4 miles south), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. For schools such as Perins School, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays. Hall kitchens near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Gundleton may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Gundleton is about 7 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. From the centre of Gundleton to the outskirts, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Gundleton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (17 miles or so).
Work in SO24 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Goscombs Lane and Bighton Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Bishop's Sutton (1 mile south-west), New Alresford (2 miles west), Bramdean (3 miles south), Hinton Ampner (4 miles south) and Cheriton (4 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (12 miles north), Winchester (9 miles west), Eastleigh (13 miles south-west), Horndean (14 miles south), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-west) and Alton (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Gundleton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Three Horseshoes Public House. Other landmarks nearby include Barton Castle (2.9 miles north). Not far away are Shutts Copse and Red Hill.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. That means more grease, so regular cleaning matters.
Baffles and outlets
The baffles hold back grease while water flows on. Grease clings to them, so we clean them.
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Broken pipework below ground
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Sink strainers help catch solids before they reach the trap.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Shortening the cleaning interval now stops it overflowing.
Also near Gundleton
What else we do in Gundleton
Why deal with it now?
Wherever the kitchen is in Gundleton, backed-up drains stop it working. Sinks won’t empty and waste water can come back up. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk. A planned visit to Gundleton is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Gundleton
- In business since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
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