Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hodsoll Street, Kent
One call covers grease trap cleaning in Hodsoll Street, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- An overdue grease trap
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Don’t rely on hot water to clear grease
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink and the trap won’t fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
About our grease trap cleaning in Hodsoll Street
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. We find the trap, empty it and clean it, then check the water flows properly. We’re often asked to deal with a small trap that fills too quickly and a larger grease trap that needs emptying, across restaurants and takeaways, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens.
In a village or hamlet like Hodsoll Street, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Hodsoll Street (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Inline grease traps
An inline trap sits in the pipework between the kitchen and the drain. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still fill up.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks aren’t in use so the kitchen is not disrupted.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease trap cleaning won’t do:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Grease trap cleaning in Hodsoll Street: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hodsoll Street. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. About 21 miles out from central London, Hodsoll Street is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Hodsoll Street. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
A summer deep clean suits schools such as Culverstone Green Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve. Historic houses such as Cobham College (about 4.5 miles north-east) are part of the area around Hodsoll Street, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps. Hall and church kitchens, near Church of Saint Peter or anywhere around Hodsoll Street, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Hodsoll Street is about 6 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN15 postcode area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Hodsoll Street is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 10 miles away.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Haven Hill and Hodsoll Street and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Hodsoll Street: Ridley (1 mile north), Fairseat (1 mile south), New Street (1 mile north-east), Culverstone Green (1 mile east) and South Street (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Near you in Hodsoll Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Trosley Country Park and Meopham School. For rail, the closest station is Meopham station, about 3.4 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Ightham Court (3.7 miles south-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.4 miles south-east).
Hodsoll Street questions
Do you work in school kitchens around Hodsoll Street out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hodsoll Street. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Hodsoll Street?
That is Sevenoaks council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hodsoll Street. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
That depends on the cause. If the trap is full, cleaning it often helps, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Each report and certificate we give you, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Typically, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Bigger or overdue traps need more time and we’ll say so when we quote.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
What affects the quote in Hodsoll Street
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
If you need grease trap cleaning in Hodsoll Street, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the grease trap cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Hodsoll Street, let us know and we will plan around it.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
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What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.