Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Middle Stoke
Grease trap cleaning for Middle Stoke and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A full, neglected grease trap
How we price grease trap cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Middle Stoke
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. When it’s looked after, you hardly know it’s there, but neglected, it causes blockages and smells. A regular clean keeps it healthy. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, pot wash sinks and school and care home kitchens, and people most often call us about a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap and a bad smell from the sinks or drains.
Work in a small place like Middle Stoke starts with agreeing a date and access, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Middle Stoke (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Middle Stoke
What else we do in Middle Stoke
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Leave it or put it right?
In Middle Stoke, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem and usually at the worst moment. A planned visit to Middle Stoke is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Middle Stoke
- We are fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Trading since 2009
Grease trap cleaning in Middle Stoke: local notes
In Middle Stoke, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned. We cover Middle Stoke, about 32 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Middle Stoke, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Middle Stoke is about 6 miles south-east of Canvey Island, in Medway. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Middle Stoke and the rest of Medway. Our area takes in 68 places across Medway, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Middle Stoke.
Work in ME3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Burrows Lane and Grain Road, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Lower Stoke (1 mile north), Stoke (1 mile west), North Street (1 mile south-west), Allhallows (1 mile north) and St Mary Hoo (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles south-west), Chatham (8 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (8 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south-west).
What’s near Middle Stoke
Around Middle Stoke, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Nags Head pub, among other places. Open spaces near Middle Stoke include Bishop Saltings.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Middle Stoke, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
For grease trap cleaning in Middle Stoke, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. 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.
Related advice
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Middle Stoke
Can the work in Middle Stoke be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Middle Stoke keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Middle Stoke?
The local authority for Middle Stoke is Medway council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Do you take the waste away?
The fat, oil, grease and solids we remove go with us. It isn’t poured back down the drain, of course.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. 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.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
Our service covers the grease trap itself. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we will tell you and suggest a drainage contractor.
Common problems we fix in Middle Stoke
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. Once it cools, it sets, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- Sinks that drain slowly
- An overdue grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
School kitchens, at schools like Stoke Primary Academy for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate