Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Leigh, Surrey
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Leigh, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something 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 can diagnose it and quote.
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.
Grease trap cleaning in Leigh, done properly
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. We find the trap, empty it and clean it, then check the water flows properly. The work covers pot wash sinks, inline grease traps and restaurants and takeaways, and the jobs we see most are a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap and a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Leigh (RH2)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Leigh, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What affects the quote in Leigh
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Hot water only moves grease further down
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of when we’re done.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Leigh
Can you work in school kitchens in Leigh during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Leigh, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Will you come out to Leigh?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Each report and certificate we give you, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
There’s no single answer. The interval depends on how quickly your trap fills and we will advise on timing.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What do you do with the waste?
The fat, oil, grease and solids we remove go with us. It isn’t poured back down the drain, of course.
What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Leigh
The more a kitchen cooks and washes up, the quicker the trap fills. Traps sized for lighter use can struggle when cooking increases.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An overdue grease trap
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
East Surrey Hospital, about 3.7 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Leigh; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Also in Leigh
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Leigh
Leigh is about 21 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. In Leigh, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mole Valley council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St Bartholomew or anywhere in Leigh, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Burys Court School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Leigh is about 3 miles south-west of Reigate, in Surrey. We carry out grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Leigh and the rest of Surrey. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 14 miles away.
Every address in RH2 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Church Road, Smalls Hill Road and The Glebe and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Dawesgreen (1 mile north-west), Bunce Common (1 mile west), Irons Bottom (2 miles east), Strood Green (2 miles north-west) and Sidlow (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (4 miles south-east), Redhill (4 miles north-east), Ewell (10 miles north) and Reigate (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Leigh
Around Leigh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Seven Stars Public House. The nearest railway station is Betchworth station, about 2.9 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Reigate Priory Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and East Surrey Hospital (3.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.