Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Langstone
For emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Langstone, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Langstone, done properly
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that is cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. If you have gurgling drains in the kitchen and an interceptor full of grease and solids, we can help.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Langstone (PO9, PO11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Langstone
The FSA’s data shows about 14 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Langstone. Any of them serving food has a kitchen that collects grease out of sight and drains that need protecting. In Langstone, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Havant council. 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 run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Havant War Memorial Hospital about 1.1 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. For schools such as Bosmere Junior School, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays.
Langstone is about 2 miles south of Havant, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Langstone or further out, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Langstone among them.
Grease trap cleaning in PO9 and PO11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Mill Lane, Langstone Road and Langstone High Street, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Langstone sits on or near the A3023, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Langstone include Warblington (1 mile east), Northney (1 mile south-east), Denvilles (1 mile north-east), Stoke (1 mile south) and North Hayling (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Gosport (8 miles west), Fareham (9 miles west), Horndean (5 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles west), Waterlooville (4 miles north-west) and Petersfield (12 miles north).
What’s near Langstone
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Royal Oak pub and Warblington School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Havant station, roughly 1.1 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Warblington Castle (0.8 miles north-east) and Havant Museum (0.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Southmoor Nature Reserve.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
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, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Langstone?
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. In the trap, they cool and separate, and the layer gets thicker day by day.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A full, neglected grease trap
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Warblington Castle is about 0.8 miles north-east), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If they look at the system before pricing
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Do not store things on top of the trap
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. It may need a drainage specialist to investigate.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Booking cleans more often keeps the drains flowing.
Part by part
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are cleaned in a short visit, and check the lid and seals.
What we do, step by step
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. The work on site takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit, and we clear up before we go. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Langstone knowing what to expect.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- 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 photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Langstone: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Langstone?
That’s Havant council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Langstone. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Can you come to Langstone after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Langstone doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Do you cover Langstone?
Yes. We cover Langstone and the rest of Hampshire, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often and we’ll adjust the schedule.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.