Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Margate
Grease trap cleaning for Margate, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Margate
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Down the line, they can add to fatbergs in the sewer. A well-maintained trap holds them back. The work covers school and care home kitchens, under-sink grease traps and restaurants and takeaways, and the jobs we see most are a routine grease trap service and gurgling from the sink waste.
Grease traps fill up with fat and food scraps, and once it’s full, fat passes into the drains. Emptying and cleaning on a schedule keeps drains in Margate running.
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, and we’re fully insured.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
Leave it or put it right?
A blocked drain can stop a kitchen in its tracks. Sinks will not empty, and dirty water can back up. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk. A small fault found now is a quick job; the same fault found later can close the site.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why Margate businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. It may need a drainage specialist to look further.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.
Grease trap cleaning around Margate
There are about 178 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 60 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Margate, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. Kitchens in Margate get their food hygiene inspections from Thanet council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Margate, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, about under half a mile south-east, is the nearest hospital to Margate. For schools such as Salmestone Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays.
Margate is in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT9 postcode area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Margate is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 38 miles away.
We work across the CT9, CT7, CT8 and CT10 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Yoakley Square, Church Road and High Street, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Margate sits on or near the A28 and A254, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Margate, we cover Westwood (1 mile south), Westbrook (1 mile west), Garlinge (1 mile west), Flete (1 mile south-west) and Haine (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (15 miles south-west), Ramsgate (3 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles west), Deal (11 miles south), Herne Bay (11 miles west) and Walmer (12 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Margate has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for grease trap cleaning.
Local landmarks in Margate
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hartsdown Academy and Secret Spices pub. The nearest railway station is Margate station, roughly 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Westwood Cross (1.6 miles south) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (less than half a mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a site in a town like Margate, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What the work involves, part by part
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we allow for that.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still fill up.
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Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Margate
Can a school kitchen in Margate be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 13 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Margate. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Margate?
The local authority for Margate is Thanet council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What do you do with the waste?
We remove all the waste we take out. It is not poured back down the drain at any point.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: 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.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Both under-sink and inline traps, plus interceptors. If you’re not sure what you have, send us a photo when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.