Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Lovedean grease trap cleaning
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Lovedean, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
Lovedean kitchens: local notes
Look up Lovedean on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 10 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Lovedean. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. It’s East Hampshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lovedean. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Havant War Memorial Hospital (about 4.3 miles south-east), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Woodcroft Primary or anywhere near Lovedean, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Lovedean is about 1 mile west of Horndean, in Hampshire. From the centre of Lovedean to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 7 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in PO8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include New Road, Yoells Lane and Witley Road, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Lovedean include Horndean (1 mile east), Wecock Farm (1 mile south), Anmore (1 mile south-west), Catherington (2 miles north-east) and Denmead (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Gosport (9 miles south-west), Havant (4 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south-west), Hedge End (12 miles west) and Petersfield (8 miles north-east).
Near you in Lovedean
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Horndean Technology College. The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle station, about 3.3 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Havant War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles south-east) and Clanfield Earthwork (3.2 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s St Clair's Meadow and Windmill Hill.
About our grease trap cleaning in Lovedean
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We assess the trap and how fast it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. If you are dealing with grease setting in the kitchen pipework and washing-up water that won’t drain away, we can help, from restaurants and takeaways, school and care home kitchens and pot wash sinks onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Lovedean, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, 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.
- Place
- Lovedean (PO8)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Also near Lovedean
What else we do in Lovedean
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Common questions in Lovedean
Do you work in villages like Lovedean?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Lovedean is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can the work in Lovedean be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Lovedean does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
The right interval depends on your trap and your cooking. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often and we’ll adjust the schedule.
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 law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
School, care home and staff kitchens
School kitchens can be cleaned in the holidays or after lunch service.
How we price grease trap cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Hot water only moves grease further down
We will suggest when the trap should be cleaned again. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. We agree the timing with you.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Lovedean.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
If you need grease trap cleaning in Lovedean, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.