Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Ivy Hatch, Kent
Looking for grease trap cleaning in Ivy Hatch? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- An overdue grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Ivy Hatch
A full trap can’t hold any more grease. It then builds up in the drains and the sewer beyond, where it can form blockages.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A kitchen drain that smells
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- Sinks that drain slowly
A summer deep clean suits schools such as St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- What paperwork you get at the end
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ivy Hatch
For kitchens across Ivy Hatch, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. We empty, clean and check the trap and remove the waste. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. If you have a larger grease trap that needs emptying and a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Ivy Hatch, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Ivy Hatch (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Ivy Hatch
More services for Ivy Hatch
Multi-site and managed buildings
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 the report can go to both.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How we price grease trap cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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
An inline trap sits in the pipework between the kitchen and the drain. They hold more than under-sink units but still need regular emptying.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Don’t rely on hot water to clear grease
- Do not store things on top of the trap
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we’ve finished. We run water through to check it drains before we leave.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Shortening the cleaning interval now keeps the drains flowing.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Ivy Hatch
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Ivy Hatch and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. In Ivy Hatch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Where a church or community hall near Ivy Hatch Church, or anywhere in Ivy Hatch, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. If you run a kitchen in an older building near Ivy Hatch, such as a historic house like Ightham Mote (about 0.7 miles south), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important.
Ivy Hatch is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. If you need grease trap cleaning in Ivy Hatch, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Ivy Hatch included. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: TN15. Streets in the area include Coach Road, Ismays Road and Stone Street Road, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. We also cover Ightham (1 mile north-east), Stone Street (1 mile west), Sheet Hill (1 mile east), Yopps Green (1 mile east) and Oldbury (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
Around Ivy Hatch
Typical jobs here are in premises near Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve and The Plough pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (3.6 miles west).
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. In a small place like Ivy Hatch, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s 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.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Ivy Hatch questions
Can you work in school kitchens in Ivy Hatch during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Ivy Hatch. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you get to a site in Ivy Hatch?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Ivy Hatch included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
Just the sinks that drain into the trap, and only while we work. Visits are booked outside your busiest hours wherever possible.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Both under-sink and inline traps, plus interceptors. A photo helps us see what’s fitted and we’ll confirm.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It depends on the size of the trap and how busy the kitchen is. A small trap fills more quickly than a large one, and busy kitchens fill them faster still. We will recommend a schedule once we’ve seen it.
Do you take the waste away?
The fat, oil, grease and solids we remove go with us. It is not poured back down the drain, of course.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
A typical clean takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit, including testing. We plan the visit around your service.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. Blockages further down the drain, or damaged pipework, need a drainage contractor.
What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps