Southampton · Grease trap cleaning
Mansbridge grease trap cleaning
Specialist grease trap cleaning for Mansbridge: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- Drains clogged with fat
About our grease trap cleaning in Mansbridge
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 has to be emptied and cleaned. If you have gurgling drains in the kitchen and a kitchen drain that smells, we can put it right, from restaurants and takeaways, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens onwards.
For a kitchen near Mansbridge, deep cleans are booked around opening hours, often on a closed day, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Mansbridge (SO18, SO16, SO17)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens with fixed mealtimes build up grease more predictably. A regular interval suits them well.
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we plan the visit accordingly.
Why deal with it now?
In Mansbridge, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem and typically at the worst moment. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Mansbridge than wait for a failure.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Mansbridge
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Mansbridge questions
Do you clean school kitchens in Mansbridge in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 27 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Mansbridge. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can you come to Mansbridge after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Mansbridge can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
We price it once we know the trap and how often it needs cleaning. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll quote before any work starts.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
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 deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap, and can clear the problem where the trap was the cause. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Everything the job in Mansbridge needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Mention any increase in cooking
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we’ve finished. We run water through to check it drains before we go.
A trap that’s 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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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How we price grease trap cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
No two sites are the same, 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.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For grease trap cleaning in Mansbridge, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. 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.
Mansbridge kitchens: local notes
Look up Mansbridge on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 90 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 55 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Mansbridge, up to about a mile and a half out. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. In Mansbridge, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Southampton council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Where a church or community hall near St. Mary's Church, or anywhere in Mansbridge, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Mansbridge (the nearest hospital is Moorgreen Hospital, about 1.9 miles east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Mansbridge Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Mansbridge is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Every kind of commercial site in Mansbridge, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Mansbridge is one of 40 places in Southampton where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: SO18, SO16 and SO17. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Wide Lane, Dart Road and Copse Road or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Mansbridge on the A27, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around Mansbridge: Townhill Park (1 mile south-east), Swaythling (1 mile west), Midanbury (1 mile south), Chartwell Green (1 mile south-east) and Bitterne Park (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Sholing (3 miles south), Maybush (4 miles west), Woolston (3 miles south) and Coxford (3 miles west).
Around Mansbridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Gregg School, Bitterne Park School and Riverside Park. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (1.6 miles south) and Netley Castle (4.1 miles south). Not far away are Netley Common.