Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Shobley
Our technicians work in Shobley on grease trap cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
Grease trap cleaning in Shobley
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids and the chambers and baffles cleaned and the trap checked before we leave. We are often asked to deal with sinks that drain slowly and a full, neglected grease trap, across restaurants and takeaways, kitchen waste pipes and inline grease traps.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Shobley (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Drains in care settings need to keep flowing. We fit visits around mealtimes.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens cannot afford a blocked drain. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
Common questions in Shobley
Can school kitchens in Shobley be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Shobley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can the work in Shobley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Shobley can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
What do you do with the waste?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff do not have to handle it once the clean is done.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often, and we can shorten it.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
What happens if it’s left?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. A clean trap is less of an attraction, alongside good kitchen hygiene. A planned visit to Shobley is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
What we are called out for in Shobley
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. Solids settle at the bottom of the trap and fill it from below.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A kitchen drain that smells
- An overdue grease trap
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; St Leonard's Hospital, about 5.7 miles south-west, is the nearest hospital to Shobley.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What insurance they carry
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Somewhere like Shobley, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Nearby places to Shobley
Also in Shobley
Commercial kitchens in Shobley
It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shobley. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Avon Tyrrell House is about 3.9 miles south), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings. School kitchens, at schools like Poulner Infant School for example, usually have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Shobley is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Shobley, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Shobley is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (16 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: BH24. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Forest Corner (1 mile south-west), Hangersley (1 mile west), Foulford (1 mile south), Highwood (1 mile north-west) and Poulner (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Totton (11 miles east), Lymington (11 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (15 miles east), New Milton (8 miles south-east) and Barton on Sea (9 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Shobley
Around Shobley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ringwood School Academy, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (5.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.