Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Ossemsley
Our technicians work in Ossemsley on emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- An overdue grease trap
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
About our grease trap cleaning in Ossemsley
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. We find the trap, empty it and clean it and run water through to check it drains. If you are dealing with gurgling from the sink waste and a kitchen drain that smells, we can help, from school and care home kitchens, under-sink grease traps and restaurants and takeaways onwards.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Ossemsley (BH25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
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 we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. When they fill, the sink slows and starts to smell.
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Ossemsley, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
Keep used oil out of the drains and the trap will not fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Booking cleans more often stops it overflowing.
What else we do in Ossemsley
Ossemsley: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in Ossemsley?
Kitchens in Ossemsley are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can you get to a site in Ossemsley?
Yes. Ossemsley is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How long does a grease trap clean take?
Most grease trap cleans take a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor including checking it drains. We plan the visit around your service.
Will the grease trap clean disrupt the kitchen?
While the trap is being cleaned, nothing can drain into it. That’s why we time visits around service to keep disruption down.
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 set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
That depends on the trap and the kitchen. A small trap fills more quickly than a large one, and busy kitchens fill them faster still. We will recommend a schedule once we’ve seen it.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene 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 we’re called out for in Ossemsley
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. Solids settle at the bottom of the trap and fill it from below.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 5.4 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Ossemsley; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of insurance
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Ossemsley
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ossemsley. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. Food hygiene inspections in Ossemsley are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
Where a church or community hall near St John, or anywhere in Ossemsley, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Historic houses such as Avon Tyrrell House (about 3.4 miles north-west) are part of the area around Ossemsley, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps.
Ossemsley is about 2 miles north of New Milton, in Hampshire. Sites in Ossemsley get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Ossemsley is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Every address in BH25 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Green Lane and Ossemsley South Drive, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Ossemsley include Bashley (1 mile south-east), Wootton (1 mile north), Tiptoe (2 miles east), Mead End (2 miles east) and Ashley (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (5 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (7 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south) and Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Ossemsley
In Ossemsley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Arnewood School and The Rising Sun pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is New Milton station, about 1.7 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Highcliffe Castle (3.5 miles south-west) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (1 mile south). Not far away are Milford on Sea LNR.