Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Mersham
Grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Mersham. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A kitchen drain that smells
What a clean will not put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Broken pipework below ground
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Mersham
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We assess the trap and how fast it fills and suggest an interval that suits. Typical jobs include scheduled grease trap emptying and a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time, across pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and under-sink grease traps.
In a village or hamlet like Mersham, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Mersham (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Also near Mersham
Also in Mersham
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
If you need grease trap cleaning in Mersham, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Part by part
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. More waste means faster filling.
Under-sink grease traps
Small grease traps sit under the sink. They fill quickly and need regular cleaning.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Mersham knowing what to expect.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It’s the single easiest way to help.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Acting at this stage usually prevents a blockage later.
Mersham kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Mersham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Kitchens in Mersham get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day. At about 52 miles from central London, Mersham sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; William Harvey Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Mersham. Where a church or community hall near Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Mersham, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. For schools such as Mersham Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays.
Mersham is about 3 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Mersham, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Mersham is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: TN25. Whether your site is on Church Road, The Street and Church Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Sevington (1 mile north-west), South Stour (1 mile south-west), Ridgeway (1 mile east), Hinxhill Park (2 miles north) and Smeeth (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (3 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Folkestone (11 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (7 miles south-east) and Davington (14 miles north).
What’s near Mersham
In Mersham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Farriers Arms and Poulton Wood and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ashford International station, about 2.9 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ashford Designer Outlet (2.6 miles north-west) and William Harvey Hospital (1.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Hatch Park.
Why act early in Mersham
Pouring hot water or chemicals down a slow drain is a common quick fix. It just shifts the grease further along to set somewhere harder to reach. The lasting fix starts with the trap. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Mersham rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
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 use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Mersham
Can you work in Mersham outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which environmental health team covers Mersham?
The local authority for Mersham is Ashford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Most grease trap cleans take anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap, including testing. We plan the visit around your service.
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. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Mersham
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.