Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Puttenham, Surrey
Our technicians work in Puttenham on grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
Grease trap cleaning in Puttenham
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. Typical jobs include a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap and a larger grease trap that needs emptying, on restaurants and takeaways, inline grease traps and school and care home kitchens.
Somewhere as small as Puttenham, the kitchens that need a deep clean are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Puttenham (GU3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Puttenham
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
What the work involves, part by part
Baffles and outlets
The baffles hold back grease while water flows on. They gather grease and debris, so we clean them.
Grease interceptors
Interceptors take longer to clean and we plan the visit accordingly.
Places near Puttenham
Other services in Puttenham
Why deal with it now?
In Puttenham, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. A blocked drain is an emergency, often at a busy time. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Puttenham is calmer for everyone.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every job surveyed first
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Booking cleans more often keeps the drains flowing.
Questions from Puttenham
Do you work at weekends in Puttenham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Puttenham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Puttenham?
That is Guildford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Puttenham. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
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.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
Most grease trap cleans take 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.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
That depends on the cause. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help but grease set further down the drains needs jetting by a drainage specialist.
What we are called out for in Puttenham
For a kitchen in Puttenham or anywhere else, the trap is out of sight and out of mind. Hidden under a sink or in a floor it’s often left until there’s a problem.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- An overdue grease trap
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere in Puttenham, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether they recommend a next date
Puttenham kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Puttenham, up to about a mile and a half out. 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 Puttenham are the job of Guildford council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day. We cover Puttenham, about 32 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Historic houses such as Wanborough Manor (about 0.9 miles north-east) are part of the area around Puttenham, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Guildford Hospital about 3.1 miles north-east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Puttenham is about 4 miles south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Puttenham, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, large and small.
All of GU3 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on The Street, Dark Lane and Hops End or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Puttenham include Wanborough (1 mile north-east), Christmas Pie (1 mile north), Flexford (1 mile north), Shackleford (2 miles south) and Compton (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (5 miles east), Woking (8 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Farnham (5 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Dorking (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Puttenham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Good Intent pub, Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves and Prior's Field School. The nearest railway station is Wanborough station, about 1.6 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Guildford Castle (4.5 miles east) and Guildford Hospital (3.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Lower Lake and Hog's Back.
What a clean will not put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Puttenham can be planned properly.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.