Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Ham, Kent
For grease trap cleaning in Ham, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Sinks that drain slowly
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- An overdue grease trap
Ham: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Ham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you work in Ham outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
We clean all the common types. If you’re not sure what you have, send us a photo and we’ll confirm.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Grease trap cleaning in Ham, done properly
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. In Ham, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. Common call-outs are for a slow-draining kitchen sink and drains clogged with fat, across kitchen waste pipes, pot wash sinks and school and care home kitchens.
In a village or hamlet like Ham, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Ham (CT14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Ham
Other services in Ham
What happens if it’s left?
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. It hardens on the pipe walls, until the drain blocks. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. In a small place like Ham, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Ham
There are about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Ham, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Kitchens in Ham get their food hygiene inspections from Dover council. 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 cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Walmer Castle is about 4.4 miles south-east), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Worth Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve. Hall and church kitchens, near Church of St George or anywhere around Ham, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Ham is about 3 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. We carry out grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ham and the rest of Kent. Ham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (35 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of CT14 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Ham: Statenborough (1 mile north-west), Felderland (1 mile north), Worth (1 mile north-east), Marley (1 mile south-east) and Finglesham (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (8 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Ham
Around Ham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ham Fen, Sandwich Technology School and The Blue Pigeons pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Ham is Sandwich station, about 1.7 miles north. Nearby you will also find Sandown Castle (3.1 miles east) and The Precinct Toy Collection (2.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Sink strainers help catch solids so less solid waste gets through.
A trap that is left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Ham knowing what to expect.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What affects the quote in Ham
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps