Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Sandy Down, Hampshire
One call covers grease trap cleaning in Sandy Down: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Sandy Down: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Sandy Down?
Kitchens in Sandy Down are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can you come to Sandy Down after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Sandy Down needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
We clean all the common types. A photo helps us see what’s fitted and we’ll confirm.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Sandy Down
Fats, oils and grease are the main cause of blocked kitchen drains. Further on, grease can build into fatbergs in the sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps them out of the drains. If you are dealing with scheduled grease trap emptying and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, we can put it right, from inline grease traps, school and care home kitchens and kitchen waste pipes onwards.
Somewhere as small as Sandy Down, the kitchens that need a deep clean are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Sandy Down (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens with fixed mealtimes build up grease more predictably. A regular interval suits them well.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Sink strainers help catch solids so less solid waste gets through.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Booking cleans more often stops it overflowing.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Sandy Down can be planned properly.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- 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, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Grease trap cleaning around Sandy Down
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Sandy Down. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. Environmental health officers from New Forest council inspect food businesses in Sandy Down. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Sandy Down (the nearest hospital is Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 1.9 miles south), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
Sandy Down is about 3 miles north of Lymington, in Hampshire. For grease trap cleaning in and around Sandy Down, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Sandy Down included. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
Every address in SO41 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Sandy Down, Lower Sandy Down and Hurstly Lane, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Battramsley (1 mile south), Boldre (1 mile south-east), Mount Pleasant (1 mile south-west), Pilley (1 mile south-east) and Warborne (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Totton (9 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-east), Hedge End (14 miles north-east), Lymington (3 miles south) and Romsey (14 miles north).
Local landmarks in Sandy Down
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Hobler Public House. Sandy Down’s nearest station is Brockenhurst station, about 1.6 miles north. Nearby you will also find Lymington New Forest Hospital (1.9 miles south) and St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (2.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Boldre Foreshore.
When to call us in Sandy Down
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. In the trap, they cool and separate, and the layer gets thicker day by day.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A full, neglected grease trap
Where a church or community hall near Church of St John, or anywhere in Sandy Down, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
Leave it or put it right?
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. It hardens on the pipe walls until water can’t get through. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Sandy Down rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.