Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Sandwich grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Sandwich and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- Gurgling from the sink waste
Sandwich questions
Can the work in Sandwich be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Which council inspects kitchens in Sandwich?
The local authority for Sandwich is Dover council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. 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.
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.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Are you insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
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.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Sandwich
For kitchens across Sandwich, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. The trap is emptied, cleaned and checked, and the waste is taken away. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. We are often asked to deal with a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease and drains that gurgle and bubble, across restaurants and takeaways, under-sink grease traps and pot wash sinks.
Around a place like Sandwich, deep clean work tends to mean pubs, cafés and school or care home kitchens. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re 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
- Sandwich (CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Sandwich
The FSA’s data shows about 14 pubs and bars registered in Sandwich and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving food has a kitchen that collects grease out of sight and drains that need protecting. It’s Dover council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sandwich. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
Hall and church kitchens, near Sandwich United Reformed Church or anywhere around Sandwich, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. If you run a kitchen near Sandwich station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap.
Sandwich is about 5 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Sandwich gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Sandwich is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 35 miles away.
Every address in CT13 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Cattle Market, Market Street and High Street and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Great Stonar (1 mile north), Felderland (1 mile south), Worth (1 mile south), Woodnesborough (1 mile south-west) and Statenborough (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (8 miles north), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south-west), Ramsgate (5 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (7 miles north-east).
Around Sandwich
Around Sandwich, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ham Fen, Sir Roger Manwood's School and The Red Cow Public House, among other places. Sandwich has its own railway station: Sandwich station. A little further out are The Precinct Toy Collection (less than half a mile north) and Ramsgate General Hospital (5 miles north-east). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
We will suggest when the trap should be cleaned again. It’s based on how full it was and how busy the kitchen is.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Booking cleans more often keeps the drains flowing.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. A site near Sandwich normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Sandwich
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. In the trap, they cool and separate and the grease layer grows.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An overdue grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Ramsgate General Hospital, about 5 miles north-east, is the nearest hospital to Sandwich.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Different parts, different methods
Baffles and outlets
Clean water leaves through the outlet. A blocked outlet stops the trap working.
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. More waste means faster filling.
What affects the quote in Sandwich
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- What state the system is in
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Broken pipework below ground
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps