Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Shawford grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning across Shawford and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A routine grease trap service
- A kitchen drain that smells
What affects the quote in Shawford
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- The times the site is available
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
If you need grease trap cleaning in Shawford, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Grease trap cleaning in Shawford, done properly
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, pot wash sinks and inline grease traps, and people most often call us about scheduled grease trap emptying and grease setting in the kitchen pipework.
Somewhere as small as Shawford, the kitchens that need a deep clean are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Shawford (SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Shawford
Can you work in school kitchens in Shawford during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Shawford. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Is Shawford within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you take the waste away?
We take it away. There’s nothing left for your team to deal with once the clean is done.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Typically, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. A large or very full trap takes longer and we’ll say so when we quote.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
Once it’s full, grease passes straight through. It then sets in the drains, causing blockages and smells and can end up adding to sewer blockages.
Different parts, different methods
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. Their small size means they fill fast and need regular cleaning.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Nearby places to Shawford
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What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Visits to a village like Shawford are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Hot water only moves grease further down
Once the trap is cleaned and refitted, the sinks can be used straight away. We run water through to check it drains before we go.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Shawford
Hot water and detergent carry grease further than you’d expect. Once it cools, it sets in the pipework or the drain.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Drains clogged with fat
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Shawford, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Grease trap cleaning in Shawford: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in Shawford 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 Winchester City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shawford. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
School kitchens, at schools like Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Hampshire County Hospital about 2.7 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Shawford is about 3 miles south of Winchester, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO21, we cover grease trap cleaning for commercial sites. Shawford is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 8 miles from Shawford.
Here we cover the SO21 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. You’ll find streets such as Shawford Road and Pearson Lane, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around Shawford: Compton (1 mile west), Twyford (1 mile south-east), South Down (1 mile south-west), Otterbourne (1 mile south-west) and St Cross (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (3 miles north), Eastleigh (4 miles south), Fareham (13 miles south-east), Andover (15 miles north-west), Totton (11 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (4 miles south-west).
What’s near Shawford
Around Shawford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bridge Inn and St. Cross Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Shawford itself: Shawford station. Other landmarks nearby include The Gurkha Museum (2.3 miles north) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (2.7 miles north). Open spaces near Shawford include Twyford Down and Hockley Meadows.