West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Heath Common grease trap cleaning
Our technicians work in Heath Common on emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A routine grease trap service
FAQs for Heath Common
Can you work in school kitchens in Heath Common during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Heath Common. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Heath Common?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Heath Common can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
The size and state of the trap make the difference, but a clean generally takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. You will know before the visit.
Grease trap cleaning in Heath Common
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. If you’re dealing with an interceptor full of grease and solids and a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Heath Common (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Heath Common and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Also near Heath Common
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When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Broken pipework below ground
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
Leave it or put it right?
Wherever the kitchen is in Heath Common, backed-up drains stop it working. Water will not drain away and waste water can come back up. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Heath Common rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Heath Common
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Heath Common and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Heath Common
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
When to call us in Heath Common
In Heath Common, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Tucked away under the sink or below the floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Drains clogged with fat
- Sinks that drain slowly
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- An overdue grease trap
School kitchens, at schools like Thakeham Primary School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end
Commercial kitchens in Heath Common
There are about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops across Heath Common and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Food hygiene inspections in Heath Common are the job of Horsham council’s environmental health team. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time. Heath Common, about 42 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Where a church or community hall near Church of the Holy Sepulchre, or anywhere in Heath Common, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Parham House, about 3.1 miles west, is one of the historic houses around Heath Common; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps.
Heath Common is about 1 mile east of Storrington, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Heath Common or further out, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Heath Common is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (14 miles or so).
All of RH20 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Rock Road, Hampers Lane and Bracken Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Abingworth (1 mile north-west), Rock (1 mile south-east), Warminghurst (1 mile north-east), Storrington (1 mile west) and Sullington (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (11 miles north-east), Worthing (7 miles south), Bognor Regis (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (15 miles east), Burgess Hill (13 miles east) and Littlehampton (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Heath Common
Around Heath Common, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Rydon Community College. For rail, the closest station is Pulborough station, roughly 4.7 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find The Storrington And District Museum (1.2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Chanctonbury Hill and Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.