Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in New Hythe
One call covers emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in New Hythe: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Gurgling from the sink waste
Grease trap cleaning in New Hythe, done properly
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. We’re often asked to deal with an interceptor full of grease and solids and gurgling from the sink waste, across restaurants and takeaways, school and care home kitchens and inline grease traps.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- New Hythe (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
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 can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. For a village or hamlet like New Hythe, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Keep access to the trap clear
The waste we remove leaves with us. There’s no greasy waste left on site after the visit.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
New Hythe: your questions answered
Can you come to New Hythe after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in New Hythe keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in New Hythe?
In New Hythe, it’s Tonbridge and Malling council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
A typical clean takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap, including testing. We plan the visit around your service.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Typically not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Common problems we fix in New Hythe
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. In the trap, they cool and separate, and the layer gets thicker day by day.
What we are most often called out for:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A routine grease trap service
- Gurgling from the sink waste
For a café close to New Hythe station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a survey comes first
Managing agents and facilities teams in New Hythe
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.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Why it’s worth doing now in New Hythe
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. There it sets and narrows the pipe, until the drain blocks. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. It’s simpler to plan the work at New Hythe now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
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 make a difference.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every job surveyed first
- We are fully insured
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Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in New Hythe
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
New Hythe kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 14 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of New Hythe. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. In New Hythe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Brookfield Junior School or anywhere near New Hythe, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near New Hythe (the nearest hospital is Maidstone Hospital, about 2.8 miles south-east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
New Hythe is about 4 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in New Hythe and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of ME20 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Sherwood Avenue, Ingram Close and Abery Drive, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around New Hythe: Lunsford (1 mile west), Larkfield (1 mile south-west), Leybourne (1 mile south-west), Eccles (1 mile north-east) and Snodland (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Landmarks near New Hythe
Around New Hythe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Aylesford School, The Monks Head pub and Leybourne Lakes Country Park and the streets around them. New Hythe has its own railway station: New Hythe station. Other landmarks nearby include Maidstone Hospital (2.8 miles south-east) and Medway megaliths (2.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.