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Grease trap cleaning in Mayes Green, Surrey
Grease trap cleaning in Mayes Green from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens cannot afford a blocked drain. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
Baffles and outlets
The baffles hold back grease while water flows on. Grease clings to them so they’re cleaned every time.
About our grease trap cleaning in Mayes Green
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. We find the trap, empty it and clean it and run water through to check it drains. The work covers pot wash sinks, inline grease traps and school and care home kitchens, and people most often call us about a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Mayes Green (RH5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Grease set hard in the drain run
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Mayes Green
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Mayes Green
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Visits to a village like Mayes Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Mayes Green
At about 28 miles from central London, Mayes Green sits well inside the area we cover. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. In Mayes Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mole Valley council. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
Hall kitchens near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Mayes Green may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Mayes Green is about 6 miles north-west of Horsham, in Surrey. Whether your site is in the middle of Mayes Green or further out, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Mayes Green among them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in RH5 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Mayes Green include Walliswood (1 mile south), Ewhurst Green (1 mile west), Ewhurst (2 miles west), Ellen's Green (2 miles south) and Pitland Street (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Guildford (10 miles north-west), Woking (14 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Horley (10 miles east), Redhill (12 miles north-east) and Reigate (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Mayes Green
Around Mayes Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Wallis Wood and The Scarlett Arms Public House, among other places. The closest station to Mayes Green is Ockley station, roughly 2.9 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Abinger Castle (4.2 miles north) and Horsham Hospital (6 miles south-east). Not far away are Leith Hill and Vann Lake.
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Common questions in Mayes Green
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Mayes Green?
The local authority for Mayes Green is Mole Valley council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Can you get to a site in Mayes Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Under-sink and inline grease traps, and larger interceptors. They’re emptied, cleaned and checked whatever the size.
How much does grease trap cleaning cost?
No two traps are quite the same, so we quote once we know what you have. We give you a fixed price, typically within one working day.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
A typical clean takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit including checking it drains. It’s booked when the sinks are not needed.
Will the grease trap clean disrupt the kitchen?
While the trap is being cleaned, nothing can drain into it. That’s why we time visits around service to keep disruption down.
What we’re called out for in Mayes Green
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. They cool and float to the top of the trap and the grease layer grows.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Horsham Hospital about 6 miles south-east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What records you will receive afterwards