West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hammerpot, West Sussex
We cover Hammerpot for grease trap cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- An overdue grease trap
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Hammerpot
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hammerpot?
The local authority for Hammerpot is Arun council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Is Hammerpot within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.
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.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do we need to stop using the sinks while you work?
For the length of the clean, yes. It takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap, and we time it to suit you.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hammerpot
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Hammerpot, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. Visits are booked around your service so washing up is not interrupted. If you’re dealing with a bad smell from the sinks or drains and an interceptor full of grease and solids, we can put it right, from inline grease traps, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens onwards.
Work in a small place like Hammerpot starts with agreeing a date and access.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Hammerpot (BN16)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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’s our job.
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.
What the work involves, part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. When they fill, the sink slows and starts to smell.
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so water flows freely.
What happens if it’s left?
Pouring hot water or chemicals down a slow drain is a common quick fix. That only moves the grease further down the pipe, where it sets again. Emptying and cleaning the trap deals with the source. In a place like Hammerpot, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Hammerpot
Look up Hammerpot on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 8 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hammerpot. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Kitchens in Hammerpot get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run event catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ecclesden Manor is about 1.1 miles south-east), a deep clean before or after the busy season is worth planning. Zachary Merton Hospital, about 2.4 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Hammerpot; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. School kitchens, at schools like St Margaret's CofE Primary School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Hammerpot is about 3 miles north-east of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. For grease trap cleaning in and around Hammerpot, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, Hammerpot included. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Hammerpot is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 16 miles from Hammerpot.
Our technicians cover all of BN16 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Angmering (1 mile south), Patching (2 miles east), Clapham (2 miles east), Hangleton (2 miles south-east) and West Preston (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (4 miles east), Bognor Regis (9 miles west), Chichester (13 miles west), Selsey (15 miles south-west), Littlehampton (3 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (9 miles east).
What’s near Hammerpot
Around Hammerpot, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Fox pub, The Angmering School and Clapham Wood, among other places. Hammerpot’s nearest station is Angmering station, about 1.7 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Rustington Museum (2.3 miles south) and Lyminster Siege Castle (2.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s WWT Arundel and Highdown Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Getting it cleaned now can stop a full blockage down the line.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Hammerpot knowing what to expect.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Hammerpot
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For a fixed quote, ring 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. We normally come back within one working day.