Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hythe, Kent
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hythe. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An overdue grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A kitchen drain that smells
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Hythe and give a fixed quote.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hythe
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. The work covers pot wash sinks, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens, and the jobs we see most are a small trap that fills too quickly and gurgling drains in the kitchen.
Kitchens in a town like Hythe often book a deep clean alongside their extract clean, which keeps the disruption to a single night.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hythe (CT21)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of after the visit.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.
Common questions in Hythe
Do you work in school kitchens around Hythe out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hythe. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Hythe?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
It varies. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills, then suggest a schedule.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We check how to reach it before the visit.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. A shorter cleaning interval usually suits them.
When to call us in Hythe
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Royal Victoria Hospital, about 4.1 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Hythe.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Grease trap cleaning around Hythe
The FSA’s data shows about 18 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered across Hythe 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. Kitchens in Hythe get their food hygiene inspections from Folkestone and Hythe 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 Church of St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in Hythe may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. Historic houses such as Westenhanger Castle (about 2.7 miles north-west) are part of the area around Hythe, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps.
Hythe is about 4 miles west of Folkestone, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT21 postcode area, we cover grease trap cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 28 miles away.
Work in CT21 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include High Street, Church Road and Station Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Hythe sits on or near the A259 and A261, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. We also cover Saltwood (1 mile north), Sandling (1 mile north-west), Pedlinge (1 mile north-west), Palmarsh (2 miles south-west) and West Hythe (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (10 miles north-west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (11 miles north-east), Folkestone (4 miles east), Tower Hamlets (10 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Hythe
Typical jobs here are in premises near Oaklands Park, Red Lion Public House and Brockhill Park Performing Arts College. Hythe’s nearest station is Sandling station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Saltwood Castle (0.7 miles north) and Royal Victoria Hospital (4.1 miles east). For a walk, there’s Tolsford Hill.
Nearby places to Hythe
Other services in Hythe
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.