Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Slutshole, Kent
Grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Slutshole. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease trap cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Slutshole can be planned properly.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Slutshole
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. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, kitchen waste pipes and pot wash sinks, and the jobs we see most are a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and gurgling drains in the kitchen.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Slutshole (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Drains in care settings need to keep flowing. Visits are planned between meals.
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
Questions from Slutshole
Do you work in villages like Slutshole?
Yes. Slutshole is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which council inspects kitchens in Slutshole?
In Slutshole, it’s Swale council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
Both under-sink and inline traps, plus interceptors. A photo helps us see what’s fitted and we will confirm.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
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.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
That depends on the cause. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Towns and villages near Slutshole
What else we do in Slutshole
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Sink strainers help catch solids so less solid waste gets through.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. We agree the timing with you.
Leave it or put it right?
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. There it sets and narrows the pipe, until the drain blocks. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We are fully insured
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Slutshole kitchens: local notes
Look up Slutshole on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Slutshole. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Slutshole. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Slutshole, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hernhill Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Slutshole, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Slutshole is about 3 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME13 postcode area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Slutshole is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (19 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the ME13 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Slutshole: Hernhill (1 mile north-east), Staplestreet (1 mile south-west), Dargate (1 mile north-east), Goodnestone (1 mile north-west) and Culmers (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Around Slutshole
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Red Lion pub and Mount Ephraim Gardens. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, about 2.1 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (4.3 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.5 miles east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Slutshole
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. Once it cools, it sets in the pipework or the drain.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- A routine grease trap service
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr about 5.5 miles east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways