Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Lee, Hampshire
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Lee, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Lee
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. Kept clean, it does its job quietly but left too long, it causes trouble. A regular clean keeps it healthy. The work covers school and care home kitchens, under-sink grease traps and restaurants and takeaways, and people most often call us about an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and a slow-draining kitchen sink.
For a kitchen in or near Lee, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, 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 ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Lee (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Lee can be planned properly.
- 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.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Move anything stored near the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Lee
A busy kitchen in Lee, or anywhere else, fills its grease trap faster. Traps sized for lighter use can struggle when cooking increases.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Romsey Community Hospital, about 2.3 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Lee.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
Grease trap cleaning in Lee: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 10 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Lee and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Kitchens in Lee get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Oasis Academy Lord's Hill or anywhere near Lee, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Boniface or elsewhere in Lee, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Lee is about 2 miles south of Romsey, in Hampshire. For grease trap cleaning in and around Lee, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Lee. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Lee is one of them.
We cover every part of the SO51 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Lee Lane and Lee Church Lane, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Ashfield (1 mile east), Toothill (1 mile east), Upton (1 mile south-east), Nursling (1 mile south-east) and Rownhams (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north-east), Eastleigh (6 miles east), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Totton (3 miles south), Chandler's Ford (5 miles north-east) and Hedge End (9 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lee
For rail, the closest station is Romsey station, about 2.4 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include King Johns House (2.3 miles north) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.3 miles north). Not far away are Testwood Lakes.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Lee and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What else we do in Lee
What affects the quote in Lee
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Lee
Which council inspects kitchens in Lee?
Kitchens in Lee are inspected by Test Valley council’s environmental health officers. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Can you work in Lee outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you work in Lee?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Lee.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
What the work involves, part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Small grease traps sit under the sink. They fill quickly and need regular cleaning.
Grease interceptors
An interceptor works on the same principle as a smaller trap. Cooling water lets grease rise and solids settle.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
We take the grease and solids away. There’s no greasy waste left on site after the visit.
An overfull trap lets grease pass. Cleaning it before it’s full keeps grease out of the drains and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways