East Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Hankham
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Hankham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
Common questions in Hankham
Which council inspects kitchens in Hankham?
The local authority for Hankham is Wealden council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can you get to a site in Hankham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hankham is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you take the waste away?
We take the grease and solids away with us. Nothing greasy is left on site when we go.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
About our grease trap cleaning in Hankham
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. In Hankham, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. Typical jobs include a larger grease trap that needs emptying and a routine grease trap service, on pot wash sinks, under-sink grease traps and inline grease traps.
Work in a small place like Hankham starts with agreeing a date and access, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Hankham (BN24)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Why act early in Hankham
A blocked drain can stop a kitchen in its tracks. Sinks will not empty, and dirty water can back up. Cleaning the grease trap on time helps prevent it. Somewhere as small as Hankham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Commercial kitchens in Hankham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Hankham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Hankham. 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. At about 50 miles from central London, Hankham sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Eastbourne District General Hospital about 2.9 miles south-west, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hankham Primary School or anywhere near Hankham, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Hankham is about 3 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Hankham, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Hankham among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Work in BN24 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Hankham Road, Milton Street and Foords Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Hankham include Blackness (1 mile south-west), Stone Cross (1 mile south), Polegate (2 miles west), Lower Willingdon (2 miles south-west) and Willingdon (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (3 miles south), Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (9 miles west), Lewes (13 miles west) and Hailsham (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Hankham
In Hankham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion pub and Causeway School, among other places. The closest station to Hankham is Pevensey & Westham station, roughly 1.4 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.9 miles south-west) and Pevensey Castle (1.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Combe Hill.
Common problems we fix in Hankham
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Drains clogged with fat
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Michelham Priory is about 4.4 miles north-west), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- If they look at the system before pricing
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Hankham.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we allow for that.
Baffles and outlets
Every clean includes the baffles, inlet and outlet so water flows freely.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Never pour used oil down the sink
Keep used oil out of the drains and the trap won’t fill as quickly. It makes a real difference.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Clearing it then is a bigger job, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
When it’s something else
Grease trap cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Hankham
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways