Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Redlands
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens for commercial sites in Redlands and across Surrey. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A small trap that fills too quickly
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Redlands.
- 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.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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How we handle grease trap cleaning in Redlands
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. The fat, oil, grease and solids are taken out and the chambers and baffles cleaned, and check the trap is working properly. Typical jobs include grease setting in the kitchen pipework and gurgling drains in the kitchen, across school and care home kitchens, inline grease traps and restaurants and takeaways.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Redlands (GU10)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Redlands questions
Do you work at weekends in Redlands?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Redlands keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can you work in school kitchens in Redlands during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Redlands, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How much does grease trap cleaning cost?
Trap size, type, condition and access all affect the price. Send us details or a photo and we’ll give you a fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What do you do with the waste?
The waste leaves with us. Nothing greasy is left on site after the visit.
What happens to the waste?
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease interceptors
Grease interceptors are larger units that serve busier kitchens. They hold more grease and solids, but they still need regular emptying and cleaning.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. Visits are planned between meals.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Redlands
Environmental health officers from Hart council inspect food businesses in Redlands. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned. Redlands, about 37 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Historic houses such as Farnham Castle (about 2.3 miles south-east) are part of the area around Redlands, 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 Fleet Community Hospital about 3.6 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Redlands is about 3 miles south of Fleet, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the GU10 postcode area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 12 miles from Redlands.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: GU10. If your site is just outside Redlands, we cover Warren Corner (1 mile east), Crondall (1 mile south-west), Dora's Green (1 mile south-east), Ewshot (1 mile east) and Bowling Alley (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (12 miles east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north-east), Farnham (3 miles south-east), Frimley (7 miles north-east) and Haslemere (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Redlands
In Redlands, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plume Of Feathers Public House, St Nicholas' School and Court Moor School. The closest station to Redlands is Farnham station, roughly 2.9 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Hart Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north) and Museum of Farnham (2.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Farnham Park and Beacon Hill.
When to call us in Redlands
Waste cooking oil poured down the sink overloads the trap fast. Small amounts soon build up.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A kitchen drain that smells
Hall kitchens near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Redlands may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you will receive afterwards
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
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When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How we price grease trap cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.