Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Red Rice
For emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Red Rice, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- A full, neglected grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Red Rice
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. The work covers school and care home kitchens, inline grease traps and under-sink grease traps, and the jobs we see most are drains clogged with fat and gurgling drains in the kitchen.
In a village or hamlet like Red Rice, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Red Rice (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
What we are called out for in Red Rice
In Red Rice, as everywhere, grease traps are easy to forget. Hidden under a sink or in a floor it’s often left until there’s a problem.
Look out for any of the following:
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
Hall kitchens near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Red Rice may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Red Rice
Which environmental health team covers Red Rice?
Food hygiene inspections in Red Rice are carried out by Test Valley council. 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.
Can a school kitchen in Red Rice be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Red Rice, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Do you take the waste away?
It’s removed from site when we leave. There’s nothing left for your team to deal with once the clean is done.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
What do you do with what you remove?
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.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
That depends on the cause. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
How much does grease trap cleaning cost?
No two traps are quite the same, so we quote once we know what you have. We give you a fixed price, typically within one working day.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
It varies. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills, then suggest a schedule.
How we price grease trap cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How easy every part is to reach
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please call 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 you commit to anything.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Don’t rely on hot water to clear grease
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
We’ll suggest when the trap should be cleaned again. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.
A trap that’s left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
Commercial kitchens in Red Rice
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Red Rice, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Red Rice. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Redrice School or anywhere near Red Rice, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 2.8 miles north), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Red Rice is about 3 miles south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. From the centre of Red Rice to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Red Rice among them. Southampton is in our area too, about 19 miles from Red Rice.
Every address in SP11 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Red Rice Road and Fullerton Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Little Ann (1 mile north), Abbotts Ann (1 mile north-west), Anna Valley (1 mile north), Monxton (2 miles north-west) and Kentsboro (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (12 miles south-east), Andover (3 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east) and Tidworth (8 miles north-west).
What’s near Red Rice
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School and John Hanson Community School and the streets around them. Red Rice’s nearest station is Andover station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Andover Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Mill Lake and Quarley Hill.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks are not in use so you don’t lose trade.
School, care home and staff kitchens
In schools, grease traps can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed or between meal services.
Places near Red Rice
Other services in Red Rice
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Red Rice, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.