Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Hensting grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Hensting and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
Grease interceptors
Interceptors separate grease the same way, on a larger scale. Grease floats and solids sink.
Grease trap cleaning in Hensting
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. Typical jobs include a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and sinks that drain slowly, across pot wash sinks, under-sink grease traps and kitchen waste pipes.
Work in a small place like Hensting starts with agreeing a date and access.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Hensting (SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Hensting
In Hensting, 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:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Gurgling from the sink waste
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Hensting (the nearest hospital is St John's Rooms And Chapel, about 4.3 miles north), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a survey comes first
Why deal with it now?
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. The lasting fix starts with the trap. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Trading since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Hensting
Do you work at weekends in Hensting?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you cover smaller places like Hensting?
Yes, Hensting is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
Grease escapes into the drains when the trap is full. It sets there and narrows the pipes and causes blockages. Keeping the trap clean stops that happening.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
Our service covers the grease trap itself. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we will tell you so you can call a drainage contractor.
Do you take the waste away?
We take the grease and solids away with us. Nothing greasy is left on site after the visit.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Grease trap cleaning in Hensting: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Hensting, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. It’s Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hensting. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
Hall and church kitchens, near Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Hensting, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Hensting is about 3 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Across the SO50 area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
We cover every part of SO50 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Close by, we work in Owslebury (1 mile north-east), Owslebury Bottom (1 mile north-east), Baybridge (2 miles east), Morestead (2 miles north) and Lane End (4 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (3 miles south-west), Fareham (11 miles south), Horndean (14 miles south-east) and Totton (11 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hensting
Typical jobs here are in premises near Ship Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shawford station, about 2.2 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find St John's Rooms And Chapel (4.3 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (3.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
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The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease trap cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Somewhere like Hensting, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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 any work starts.
Advice
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Don’t rely on hot water to clear grease
- Never pour used oil down the sink
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we go.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. We agree the timing with you.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hensting and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.