Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hersham, Surrey
Grease trap cleaning across Hersham and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hersham
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles, and check the trap is working properly. If you have a bad smell from the sinks or drains and an interceptor full of grease and solids, we can put it right, from restaurants and takeaways, under-sink grease traps and school and care home kitchens onwards.
Work in a smaller place like Hersham is planned around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hersham (KT12)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Hersham
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Hersham
Do you cover smaller places like Hersham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you work in school kitchens in Hersham during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Hersham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We take it away. There’s nothing left for your team to deal with once the clean is done.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. We fit visits around mealtimes.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. A shorter cleaning interval normally suits them.
What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
Towns and villages near Hersham
Also in Hersham
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Hersham and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Commercial kitchens in Hersham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 42 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 20 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hersham. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Kitchens in Hersham get their food hygiene inspections from Elmbridge council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, about 1.6 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Hersham. If you run a kitchen near Walton-On-Thames station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Bell Farm Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Hersham is about 1 mile south of Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Hersham, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, and Hersham is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (11 miles or so).
All of KT12 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Police Station Road, Queensway South and Queensway or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Hersham include the A244, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Hersham: Burwood Park (1 mile south-west), Walton-on-Thames (1 mile north), Whiteley Village (2 miles south-west), St George's Hill (2 miles west) and Weybridge (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (11 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles west), Epsom (6 miles east), Redhill (14 miles south-east) and Ewell (6 miles east).
Landmarks near Hersham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Barley Mow Public House, West End Common and Three Rivers Academy. The closest station to Hersham is Walton-On-Thames station, roughly 0.6 miles north-west. A little further out are No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (1.6 miles north-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.8 miles east). Open spaces near Hersham include Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. For a site near Hersham, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
We’ll suggest when the trap should be cleaned again. That depends on how quickly it filled and how much the kitchen cooks.
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.