Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Harestock
Grease trap cleaning across Harestock and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A kitchen drain that smells
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Harestock, done properly
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Down the line, they can add to fatbergs in the sewer. A grease trap that is emptied and cleaned regularly holds them back. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, school and care home kitchens and under-sink grease traps, and common reasons people get in touch are foul odours from the grease trap and a slow-draining kitchen sink.
Work in a smaller place like Harestock is planned around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Harestock (SO22)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Harestock and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
You’ll get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. That depends on how quickly it filled and how busy the kitchen is.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Booking cleans more often stops it overflowing.
What we’re called out for in Harestock
Waste cooking oil poured down the sink overloads the trap fast. Small amounts soon build up.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Harestock Primary School or anywhere near Harestock, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Leave it or put it right?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. A clean trap is less of an attraction as part of a clean kitchen. When a site near Harestock shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why Harestock businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Places near Harestock
More services for Harestock
Grease trap cleaning around Harestock
Food Standards Agency records include about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Harestock and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Harestock. 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.
Hall and church kitchens, near Saint Barnabas or anywhere around Harestock, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Harestock (the nearest hospital is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, about 1.5 miles south), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
Harestock is about 2 miles north-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. Harestock gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Harestock among them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
All of SO22 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Kennel Lane, Burley Road and Stoney Lane and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Harestock, we cover Littleton (1 mile north-west), Weeke (1 mile south), Abbotts Barton (1 mile south-east), Hyde (1 mile south-east) and Headbourne Worthy (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastleigh (8 miles south), Andover (11 miles north-west), Totton (14 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (7 miles south), Hedge End (12 miles south) and Romsey (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Harestock
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Henry Beaufort School and The Running Horse pub. The closest station to Harestock is Winchester station, about 1.2 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Royal Observer Corps Museum (1.1 miles south-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
Harestock questions
Do you cover smaller places like Harestock?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Harestock is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work overnight in Harestock?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We take the grease and solids away with us. Nothing greasy is left on site when we go.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
Trap size, type, condition and access all affect the price. Send us details or a photo and we’ll send you a fixed quote.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
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.
What affects the quote in Harestock
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- How big the system is
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How many systems or sites are involved
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Harestock when you book.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.