Southampton · Grease trap cleaning

Hounsdown grease trap cleaning

We cover Hounsdown for grease trap cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.

  • A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
  • Gurgling from the sink waste
  • An overdue grease trap

Grease trap cleaning in Hounsdown

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

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, which is where we come in.

Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.

Grease trap cleaning in Hounsdown

We clean grease traps for kitchens in Hounsdown, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. Visits are booked around your service so washing up is not interrupted. The work covers school and care home kitchens, pot wash sinks and inline grease traps, and the jobs we see most are a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease and a routine grease trap service.

Kitchens around a smaller place like Hounsdown are often in older buildings, with drains and grease traps that have been there for years. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.

For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.

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Place
Hounsdown (SO40)
Wider area
Southampton
Paperwork
Written report with pictures
Quote
A fixed price before any work starts
When we work
Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
Call
0345 646 2711
Updated
30 October 2026

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’re happy to quote for all of it.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.

Do you need grease trap cleaning in Hounsdown?

Hot water and detergent carry grease further than you’d expect. Once it cools, it sets in the pipework or the drain.

The symptoms we’re asked about most include:

  • An interceptor full of grease and solids
  • Gurgling drains in the kitchen
  • An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
  • Washing-up water that will not drain away

Historic houses such as Southampton Tudor House and Garden (about 4.1 miles east) are part of the area around Hounsdown, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps.

What your quote should include

  • How VAT is shown on the quote
  • What hours they’ll be on site
  • When the next visit should be, and why
  • Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report

Choosing a duct cleaning contractor

How the visit works

The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes less than an hour for many under-sink units, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A site near Hounsdown typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.

  1. First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
  2. We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
  3. The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
  4. Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
  5. We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.

Preparing for the visit

  • Agree a time when the area can be out of use
  • Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
  • Let us know about parking and loading

How to get a quote

To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.

Ask for a quote

Advice

Keeping the system healthy

How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:

  • Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
  • Wipe grease off pans before washing them
  • Use strainers in the sink plugholes
  • Collect waste cooking oil separately

Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.

Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.

Different parts, different methods

Restaurant and takeaway kitchens

Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.

Inline grease traps

Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We ask about access when we quote.

Hounsdown kitchens: local notes

Food Standards Agency records list about 21 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Hounsdown, up to about a mile and a half out. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. In Hounsdown, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.

Hall kitchens near Colbury Christ Church or elsewhere in Hounsdown may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hounsdown School or anywhere near Hounsdown, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.

Hounsdown is about 1 mile south of Totton, in Southampton. Sites in Hounsdown get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our Southampton coverage runs to 40 places, Hounsdown among them.

We cover every part of the SO40 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Main Road, Pound Lane and Chapel Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Ashurst Bridge (1 mile north-west), Totton (1 mile north), Netley Marsh (1 mile north-west), Woodlands (2 miles west) and Winsor (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Southampton (5 miles east), Shirley (3 miles east), Regents Park (3 miles east), Townhill Park (6 miles east), Midanbury (6 miles east) and Thornhill (7 miles east).

Local landmarks in Hounsdown

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Foxhills Infant School and The Forest Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Hounsdown is Totton station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include National Dairy Museum (0.8 miles south) and Ashurst Hospital (1.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Testwood Lakes.

Map of Hounsdown © OpenStreetMap contributors

Common questions in Hounsdown

Who inspects food businesses in Hounsdown?

In Hounsdown, it’s New Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.

Do you work overnight in Hounsdown?

Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hounsdown needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.

Can you look after several sites?

Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.

What types of grease trap do you clean?

Both under-sink and inline traps, plus interceptors. If you are not sure what you have, send us a photo and we will confirm.

Do you take the waste away?

It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff do not have to handle it once the clean is done.

Do you offer emergency callouts?

Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.

How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?

It varies. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills and we’ll advise on timing.

Which accreditations do you hold?

Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.

When it’s something else

We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:

  • A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
  • Broken pipework below ground
  • Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber

If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.

What the work covers

  • Under-sink grease traps
  • Pot wash sinks
  • Kitchen waste pipes
  • School and care home kitchens
  • Inline grease traps
  • Restaurants and takeaways
BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London