Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Lydd
One call covers emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Lydd: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
Grease trap cleaning in Lydd
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills and suggest an interval that suits. Typical jobs include drains clogged with fat and washing-up water that won’t drain away, across kitchen waste pipes, school and care home kitchens and inline grease traps.
Work in a smaller place like Lydd is planned around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, 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
- Lydd (TN29)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
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 each one has its own record.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. For a place like Lydd, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Lydd: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Lydd?
Yes. Lydd is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work overnight in Lydd?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Lydd can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
That depends on the cause. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
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.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Common problems we fix in Lydd
In Lydd, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Tucked away under the sink or below the floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- An overdue grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
For schools such as Lydd Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically booked for the holidays.
What your quote should include
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
Grease trap cleaning around Lydd
The FSA’s data shows about 6 pubs, bars and clubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lydd. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. It’s Folkestone and Hythe council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lydd. 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.
Hall and church kitchens, near All Saints Church or anywhere around Lydd, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Lydd is about 11 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Lydd, we can take on grease trap cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Lydd is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 27 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in TN29 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Church Road, Station Road and High Street, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Lydd sits on or near the B2075, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Lydd-on-Sea (2 miles east), Greatstone-on-Sea (3 miles north-east), Old Romney (3 miles north), New Romney (3 miles north-east) and Littlestone-on-Sea (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles north-east), Tenterden (12 miles north-west), Cheriton (14 miles north-east) and Kennington (15 miles north).
Landmarks near Lydd
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Dolphin Hotel. A little further out are Lydd Town Museum (under half a mile south-west) and Romney 'castle' (2.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Dungeness National and Burnthouse Pen.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Leave it or put it right?
Smells from a neglected trap are hard to ignore. Rotting food and grease give off foul odours that can reach the kitchen and beyond. A clean trap takes the source away. In a smaller place like Lydd, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Lydd
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We’re fully insured
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Broken pipework below ground
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Lydd
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. More waste means faster filling.
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we allow for that.