Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hollingbury, Brighton and Hove
Grease trap cleaning across Hollingbury and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A routine grease trap service
- Foul odours from the grease trap
How it 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 less than an hour for many under-sink units. A site near Hollingbury normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get 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.
Related advice
About our grease trap cleaning in Hollingbury
In Hollingbury, we time grease trap visits so the sinks are not needed. The trap is emptied, cleaned and checked and remove the waste. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. If you are dealing with a slow-draining kitchen sink and a full, neglected grease trap, we can put it right.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Hollingbury are often in older buildings, with drains and grease traps that have been there for years. A blocked drain or a smelly grease trap is usually the first sign.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Hollingbury (BN1)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so water flows freely.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens with fixed mealtimes build up grease more predictably. Planned cleaning fits their routine.
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Hollingbury
A full trap cannot hold any more grease. It then builds up in the drains and on towards the sewer, where it can form blockages.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Drains clogged with fat
- Gurgling from the sink waste
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Brighton General Hospital about 2.1 miles south, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What paperwork you get at the end
Places near Hollingbury
Also in Hollingbury
Hollingbury kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 22 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels and B&Bs registered across Hollingbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Hollingbury are the job of Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Preston Manor & Gardens is about 1.4 miles south-west), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Carden Nursery and Primary School or anywhere near Hollingbury, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Hollingbury is about 2 miles north of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. For grease trap cleaning in and around Hollingbury, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Hollingbury included. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, Hollingbury among them.
Every address in BN1 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Keymer Road, Warmdene Road and Carden Avenue, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Close by, we work in Patcham (1 mile west), Withdean (1 mile south-west), Hollingdean (1 mile south), Preston (1 mile south-west) and Westdene (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Brighton and Hove (3 miles south-west), Hove (3 miles south-west), Brunswick (3 miles south), Kemptown (3 miles south), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east) and Aldrington (3 miles south-west).
Around Hollingbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to University of Sussex Library, Patcham High School and Wild Park, among other places. Other local landmarks include The Dharma Primary School (0.5 miles north-west) and County Oak pub (under half a mile north-east). Hollingbury’s nearest station is Moulsecoomb station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Brighton General Hospital (2.1 miles south) and Churchill Square (2.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Ladies Mile and Ditchling Beacon.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
Hollingbury questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hollingbury?
In Hollingbury, it’s Brighton and Hove council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you work in school kitchens around Hollingbury out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 33 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Hollingbury, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
The size and state of the trap make the difference, and you can expect it to take anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. You will know before the visit.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
For the length of the clean, yes. It takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap and we book it around your service.
Is Hollingbury in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Hollingbury.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
What do you do with the waste?
We take the grease and solids away with us. You’re not left with anything to dispose of when we go.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
The right interval depends on your trap and your cooking. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often, and we can shorten it.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
The waste we remove leaves with us. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we are done.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Shortening the cleaning interval now stops it overflowing.