Wokingham · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hare Hatch, Wokingham
Grease trap cleaning in Hare Hatch from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An overdue grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A small trap that fills too quickly
Grease trap cleaning in Hare Hatch
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. The fat, oil, grease and solids are taken out and the chambers and baffles cleaned and the trap checked before we leave. Typical jobs include an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and a bad smell from the sinks or drains, across under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and inline grease traps.
Somewhere as small as Hare Hatch, the kitchens that need a deep clean are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Hare Hatch (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Hare Hatch
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hare Hatch?
Kitchens in Hare Hatch are inspected by Wokingham council’s environmental health officers. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Do you clean school kitchens in Hare Hatch in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hare Hatch. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we’ll tell you so you can call a drainage contractor.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Tell us what you have and we’ll plan the visit.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Grease trap cleaning in Hare Hatch: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 8 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Hare Hatch, up to about a mile and a half out. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. In Hare Hatch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wokingham council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
Historic houses such as Harleyford Manor (about 4.3 miles north) are part of the area around Hare Hatch, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St James or elsewhere in Hare Hatch, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; St Mark's Hospital, about 4.7 miles north-east, is the nearest hospital to Hare Hatch.
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Hare Hatch gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 35 places across Wokingham, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 7 miles away.
All of RG10 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Hare Hatch: The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Near you in Hare Hatch
Around Hare Hatch, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Queen Victoria pub, Loddon Nature Reserve and The Piggott School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Wargrave station, about 1.4 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Hare Hatch include Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What happens if it’s left?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. A clean trap is less of an attraction as part of a clean kitchen. In a place like Hare Hatch, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Somewhere as small as Hare Hatch, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
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.
Related advice
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. That may need a drainage contractor to look further.
A trap that’s left too long stops catching grease. Cleaning it before it’s full keeps grease out of the drains and avoids a blockage.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Also near Hare Hatch
What else we do in Hare Hatch
What the work involves, part by part
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. When they fill, the sink slows and starts to smell.