East Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Old Town, East Sussex
Need grease trap cleaning in Old Town? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- An overdue grease trap
FAQs for Old Town
Do you cover smaller places like Old Town?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work overnight in Old Town?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Old Town needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
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.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Grease trap cleaning in Old Town
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. The fat, oil, grease and solids are taken out, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. If you have an overdue grease trap and scheduled grease trap emptying, we can help, from restaurants and takeaways, school and care home kitchens and kitchen waste pipes onwards.
Work in a smaller place like Old Town is planned around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Old Town (BN21, BN20, BN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. We run water through to check it drains before we go.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Getting it cleaned now can stop a full blockage later.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Old Town
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What affects the quote in Old Town
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. We plan the journey to Old Town and bring what the job is likely to need.
- 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.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Related advice
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Old Town
Food Standards Agency records include about 31 pubs, bars and clubs and about 26 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Old Town. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Environmental health officers from Eastbourne council inspect food businesses in Old Town. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
For busy kitchens close to Eastbourne station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing. Where a church or community hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Old Town, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Eastbourne District General Hospital, about 1 mile north, is the nearest hospital to Old Town; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Old Town is about 1 mile south-west of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN21 postcode area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, Old Town among them. We also work in Brighton, around 18 miles away.
All of BN21, BN20 and BN22 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Love Lane, Mill Road and Greys Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Upperton (1 mile east), Meads (1 mile south), Eastbourne (1 mile north-east), Holywell (1 mile south) and Ratton Village (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Hastings (15 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles north-east), Seaford (7 miles west), Lewes (13 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north) and St Leonards (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Old Town
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Motcombe Infants' School, Gildrege Park and WMG Academy for Young Engineers, among other places. Old Town’s nearest station is Eastbourne station, roughly 0.7 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Eastbourne District General Hospital (1 mile north) and Pevensey Castle (4.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Old Town includes Combe Hill.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
Why act early in Old Town
Wherever the kitchen is in Old Town, backed-up drains stop it working. Water won’t drain away, and dirty water can back up. Cleaning the grease trap on time helps prevent it. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.