Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Locks Heath grease trap cleaning
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Locks Heath, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Drains clogged with fat
- An overdue grease trap
Grease trap cleaning in Locks Heath, done properly
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids and the chambers and baffles cleaned and the trap checked before we leave. We are often asked to deal with scheduled grease trap emptying and a bad smell from the sinks or drains, across school and care home kitchens, pot wash sinks and inline grease traps.
For a kitchen near Locks Heath, deep cleans are booked around opening hours, often on a closed day, and the journey is planned ahead.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Locks Heath (SO31, PO14, PO15)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
A dirty grease trap smells. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad that can reach the kitchen and beyond. A clean trap takes the source away. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Locks Heath: your questions answered
Can you work in Locks Heath outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you work in school kitchens in Locks Heath during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 11 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Locks Heath. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
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 says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
We clean under-sink traps, inline traps and interceptors. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you take the waste away?
The fat, oil, grease and solids we remove go with us. It isn’t poured back down the drain, of course.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Grease trap cleaning in Locks Heath: local notes
Look up Locks Heath on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 45 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 10 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Locks Heath, up to about a mile and a half out. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Kitchens in Locks Heath get their food hygiene inspections from Fareham council. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Park Gate Primary School or anywhere near Locks Heath, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. If you look after a hall kitchen near St John or anywhere in Locks Heath, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Locks Heath is about 3 miles west of Fareham, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO31, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Southampton, about 7 miles from Locks Heath.
Here we cover the SO31, PO14 and PO15 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Streets in the area include Church Road, Lower Church Road and Laxton Close, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Close by, we work in Titchfield Common (1 mile south-east), Park Gate (1 mile north), Warsash (1 mile south-west), Sarisbury (1 mile north-west) and Segensworth (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles north), Gosport (6 miles south-east), Havant (12 miles east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Near you in Locks Heath
In Locks Heath, that means kitchens and buildings near Brookfield Community School and Language College and Jolly Farmer Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Swanwick station, roughly 0.9 miles north. A little further out are St Andrew's Castle (2.2 miles west) and Carron Row Farm Museum (1.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Holly Hill Woodland Park.
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
School kitchens can be cleaned in the holidays or between meal services.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks aren’t in use so you don’t lose trade.
What we are called out for in Locks Heath
Hot water and detergent carry grease further than you’d expect. Once it cools, it sets, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Fareham Community Hospital about 0.6 miles north-west, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Locks Heath
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit, and we clear up before we go. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Locks Heath can usually be finished without a second trip.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
Places near Locks Heath
What else we do in Locks Heath
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Locks Heath and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.