Greater London · Grease trap cleaning
Long Ditton grease trap cleaning
Our technicians work in Long Ditton on grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Long Ditton questions
Can you work in school kitchens in Long Ditton during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 29 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Long Ditton. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you work in Long Ditton outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Long Ditton keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens if a grease trap isn’t cleaned?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. Slow drains, bad smells and blockages follow.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Grease trap cleaning in Long Ditton
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate, and clean water flows on. Over time, the trap fills up and needs emptying and cleaning. The work covers school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and under-sink grease traps, and common reasons people get in touch are foul odours from the grease trap and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up.
London’s sewers are known for fatbergs, built up from fat, oil and grease washed down drains. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly keeps fat out of the drains.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Long Ditton (KT6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
Also near Long Ditton
What else we do in Long Ditton
Why deal with it now?
Grease that gets past the trap doesn’t disappear. It adds to blockages further down the drains and sewer. Keeping it in the trap, and emptying the trap, is the responsible thing to do. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Long Ditton
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
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 a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor, and we clear up before we go. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Long Ditton.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink and the trap won’t fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
A trap that is left too long stops catching grease. Cleaning it before it’s full keeps grease out of the drains and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
Part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. A blocked outlet stops the trap working.
Long Ditton kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 126 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 53 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Long Ditton. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. In Long Ditton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Kingston-Upon-Thames council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order. In London, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally done overnight, so the kitchen opens as normal the next day.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tolworth Hospital (about 1.3 miles east), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Long Ditton is about 1 mile south-west of Surbiton, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Long Ditton or further out, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Long Ditton is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for grease trap cleaning. You can also see our page for London, roughly 12 miles from Long Ditton.
We cover every part of KT6 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Pound Close, Fleece Road and St Chads Close and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Ditton Hill (1 mile south), Seething Wells (1 mile north), Thames Ditton (1 mile west), Hinchley Wood (1 mile south-west) and Surbiton Park (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (12 miles north-east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Long Ditton
In Long Ditton, that means kitchens and buildings near Shrewsbury House School, Stokes Field and Raintree pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Surbiton station, about 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tolworth Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch Museum (1.5 miles west). The countryside around Long Ditton includes The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When to call us in Long Ditton
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. In the trap, they cool and separate and the grease layer grows.
What we are most often called out for:
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Hall and church kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Long Ditton, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included