Portsmouth · Grease trap cleaning
Portsea grease trap cleaning
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Portsea, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Drains clogged with fat
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Grease trap cleaning in Portsea, done properly
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Further on, grease can build into fatbergs in the sewer. A well-maintained trap holds them back. If you have a bad smell from the sinks or drains and a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease, we can put it right.
In a place like Portsea, kitchens often sit in older buildings with older drains. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, 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.
- Where
- Portsea (PO1, PO12, PO5)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Inline grease traps
Access to an inline trap can be in a floor or cupboard. We check how to reach it before the visit.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. Planned cleaning fits their routine.
Common problems we fix in Portsea
In Portsea, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Tucked away under the sink or below the floor it’s often left until there’s a problem.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Portsmouth Grammar School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Towns and villages near Portsea
More services for Portsea
Grease trap cleaning around Portsea
The Food Standards Agency lists about 102 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 16 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Portsea. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. In Portsea, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Portsmouth council. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
Hall kitchens near St Ann's Church or elsewhere in Portsea may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Portsmouth Hospital about 0.8 miles east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Portsea is about 1 mile south-west of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Sites in Portsea get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Portsea is one of 19 towns, villages and districts in Portsmouth where we work for grease trap cleaning.
Grease trap cleaning in PO1, PO12 and PO5 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Main Road, Park Road and Scott Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Portsea include Portsmouth Point (1 mile south), Clayhall (2 miles south-west), Haslar (2 miles south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north-east), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north-east), Drayton (4 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Portsea
Around Portsea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Ship & Castle pub, St Jude's CofE Primary School and Charter Academy, among other places. Portsea has its own railway station: Portsmouth Harbour station. A little further out are Royal Portsmouth Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Genesis Expo Creationist Museum (within half a mile south). The countryside around Portsea includes Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Portsea
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Sewer problems outside the premises
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
Once the trap is cleaned and refitted, the sinks can be used straight away. We run water through to check it drains before we leave.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. We agree the timing with you.
Portsea: your questions answered
Can you work in Portsea outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Portsea keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Portsea?
That’s Portsmouth council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Portsea. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Most grease trap cleans take less than an hour for many under-sink units, including testing. We plan the visit around your service.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What do you do with the waste?
We remove all the waste we take out. It isn’t poured back down the drain, of course.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. For a place like Portsea, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
If you need grease trap cleaning in Portsea, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.