Hertfordshire · Grease trap cleaning
Radlett grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Radlett and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A kitchen drain that smells
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Common problems we fix in Radlett
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. When it cools, the grease hardens, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Foul odours from the grease trap
Hall kitchens near St John or elsewhere in Radlett may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- Whether VAT is included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When the next visit should be, and why
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Radlett
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. In Radlett, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. Common call-outs are for an interceptor full of grease and solids and sinks that drain slowly, on restaurants and takeaways, inline grease traps and pot wash sinks.
Work in a smaller place like Radlett is planned around your opening hours.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Radlett (WD7)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Radlett
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- Any permits to work or inductions
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Radlett
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways in and around Radlett, 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. In Radlett, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hertsmere council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you run a kitchen near Radlett station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap. Shenley Hospital, about 1.4 miles north-east, is the nearest hospital to Radlett; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Radlett is about 3 miles north-west of Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire. We carry out grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Radlett and the rest of Hertfordshire. Radlett is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire we cover for grease trap cleaning. For sites nearby, see our London page (16 miles or so).
Here we cover the WD7 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. That includes premises on Upper Station Road, Station Road and Barn Close and the roads around them. Radlett sits on or near the B462 and A5183, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Radlett: Kemprow (1 mile west), Round Bush (1 mile south-west), Letchmore Heath (1 mile south-west), Aldenham (2 miles south-west) and Patchetts Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Watford (4 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (8 miles north-west), St Albans (5 miles north), Welwyn Garden City (10 miles north-east), Harpenden (9 miles north) and Hoddesdon (14 miles east).
Landmarks near Radlett
Around Radlett, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Cat And Fiddle Public House and the streets around them. Radlett has its own railway station: Radlett station. Other landmarks nearby include Radlett and District Museum (under half a mile south-east) and Harlequin Centre (3.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Verulamium Lake and Broad Colney Lakes.
What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Broken pipework below ground
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens with fixed mealtimes build up grease more predictably. A regular interval suits them well.
Grease interceptors
Grease interceptors are larger units that serve busier kitchens. With more capacity, they fill more slowly but they still need cleaning.
Radlett questions
Do you work in school kitchens around Radlett out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Radlett. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in Radlett?
The local authority for Radlett is Hertsmere council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
It depends where the blockage is. 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 should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. If the sinks start to drain slowly between cleans, it’s too long, and we can shorten it.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Why deal with it now?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for, alongside good kitchen hygiene. When a site near Radlett shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why book with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
What else we do in Radlett
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a place like Radlett, 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.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It’s the single easiest way to help.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.