West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Small Dole, West Sussex
Specialist grease trap cleaning for Small Dole: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Drains clogged with fat
How it works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Small Dole can be planned properly.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Grease trap cleaning in Small Dole
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. When it’s looked after, you hardly know it’s there but left too long, it causes trouble. A regular clean keeps it healthy. Typical jobs include washing-up water that won’t drain away and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, across pot wash sinks, under-sink grease traps and school and care home kitchens.
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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Small Dole (BN5)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Small Dole
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Drains clogged with fat
Southlands Hospital, about 4.4 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Small Dole; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Small Dole kitchens: local notes
Small Dole, about 42 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Environmental health officers from Horsham council inspect food businesses in Small Dole. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
If you run event catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Portslade Manor is about 4.8 miles south-east), a deep clean before or after the busy season is worth planning.
Small Dole is about 5 miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Small Dole, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, about 8 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in BN5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Downsview, Tottington Drive and Orchard Close and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Small Dole: Woodmancote (2 miles north-east), Henfield (2 miles north), Blackstone (2 miles north-east), Albourne (3 miles north-east) and High Cross (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north), Worthing (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (7 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (13 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Small Dole
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Tottington Wood. For rail, the closest station is Shoreham-By-Sea station, about 4.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south) and Steyning Museum (2.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Small Dole include Woods Mill and Truleigh Hill.
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When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Small Dole
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
Part by part
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we allow for that.
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. A blocked outlet stops the trap working.
Common questions in Small Dole
Do you work at weekends in Small Dole?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Small Dole doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Small Dole?
In Small Dole, it’s Horsham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. 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.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after every visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What affects the quote in Small Dole
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.