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Mottingham grease trap cleaning
Specialist grease trap cleaning for Mottingham: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drains clogged with fat
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Mottingham
In Mottingham, we time grease trap visits so the sinks aren’t needed. We empty, clean and check the trap and remove the waste. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. Common call-outs are for scheduled grease trap emptying and an overdue grease trap, across kitchen waste pipes, inline grease traps and school and care home kitchens.
Fat, oil and grease poured down drains helps form fatbergs, and London’s sewers have made the news for them more than once. Regular grease trap cleaning keeps a kitchen in Mottingham from adding to the problem.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Mottingham (SE9, SE12, BR1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Keep access to the trap clear
You’ll get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. That depends on how quickly it filled and how busy the kitchen is.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage usually prevents a blockage later.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. In a London area like Mottingham, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- 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.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Mottingham kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 13 pubs, bars and clubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Mottingham. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. In Mottingham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day. In London, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically done overnight, so the kitchen opens as normal the next day.
Hall and church kitchens, near Jubilee International Church or anywhere around Mottingham, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. For a café close to Grove Park station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Eltham Community Hospital, about 1.3 miles north-east, is the nearest hospital to Mottingham.
Mottingham is about 1 mile south-west of Eltham, in Greater London. Sites in Mottingham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small. London is in our area too, about 7 miles from Mottingham.
Our technicians cover all of the SE9, SE12 and BR1 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Horley Road, Dorset Road and Albert Road, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. We also cover Chinbrook (1 mile south-west), Grove Park (1 mile west), Coldharbour (1 mile east), Middle Park (1 mile north) and Horn Park (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (7 miles north-west), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (9 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Mottingham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Colfe's School, Chinbrook Meadows and Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy. Mottingham’s nearest station is Grove Park station, roughly 0.7 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Greenwich Castle (3.5 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Tarn.
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still need regular emptying.
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we plan the visit accordingly.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
Also near Mottingham
Also in Mottingham
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
How we price grease trap cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
If you need grease trap cleaning in Mottingham, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Mottingham: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Mottingham?
The local authority for Mottingham is Lewisham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can the work in Mottingham be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Mottingham keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Each report and certificate we give you, filed in the maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
Trap size, type, condition and access all affect the price. Tell us about the trap and we will give you a fixed quote.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.