Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Romsey
Grease trap cleaning in Romsey from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Drains clogged with fat
Grease trap cleaning in Romsey
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. The work covers school and care home kitchens, kitchen waste pipes and inline grease traps, and the jobs we see most are sinks that drain slowly and drains clogged with fat.
For a kitchen in a town like Romsey, a deep clean is often booked after a refit, before an inspection or alongside an extract clean, so the whole kitchen is done in one closure.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Romsey (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We check how to reach it before the visit.
Baffles and outlets
The baffles hold back grease while water flows on. They gather grease and debris so they’re cleaned every time.
What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease trap cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Work in Romsey is usually booked after closing, early in the morning or on a closed day.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
More services for Romsey
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How we price grease trap cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Romsey?
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and fill it from below.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
Where a church or community hall near St Swithun's Church, or anywhere in Romsey, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether a survey comes first
Why act early in Romsey
For a kitchen in Romsey, a regular grease trap clean is a small, planned job. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem, often at a busy time. Nothing in a duct, damper or fan improves by being left.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Romsey
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Grease trap cleaning around Romsey
Look up Romsey on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 food manufacturers and packers in and around Romsey, up to about a mile and a half out. Where food is made in quantity, grease traps fill faster and need a tighter schedule. Kitchens in Romsey get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley 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.
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Romsey (the nearest hospital is Romsey Community Hospital, about less than half a mile south), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service. School kitchens, at schools like Romsey Primary School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Romsey is about 6 miles west of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Sites in Romsey get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Romsey among them. We also work in Southampton, around 6 miles away.
Here we cover the SO51 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. We cover sites on Station Road, Corn Market and Ashley Meadows and nearby roads. With the A27 and A3057 close by, Romsey is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover the places around Romsey: North Baddesley (2 miles south-east), Toothill (2 miles south), Ashfield (2 miles south), Lee (2 miles south) and Upton (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (6 miles east), Andover (15 miles north), Totton (5 miles south), Chandler's Ford (4 miles east) and Hedge End (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Romsey
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Mountbatten School, Bishop Blaize Public House and The Romsey School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Romsey station, about 0.5 miles west. A little further out are Romsey Community Hospital (under half a mile south) and King Johns House (0.8 miles west). Not far away are Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Romsey
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Romsey
Do you work in school kitchens around Romsey out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Romsey, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Romsey?
That’s Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Romsey. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Most grease trap cleans take an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit including checking it drains. It’s booked when the sinks are not needed.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do we need to stop using the sinks while you work?
While the trap is being cleaned, nothing can drain into it. That is why we time visits around service so the kitchen is not held up.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.