Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in South Harewood, Hampshire
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around South Harewood, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A kitchen drain that smells
How we handle grease trap cleaning in South Harewood
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that is cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, under-sink grease traps and kitchen waste pipes, and common reasons people get in touch are grease setting in the kitchen pipework and a larger grease trap that needs emptying.
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.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- South Harewood (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in South Harewood
Grease that gets past the trap doesn’t disappear. It can build up in the drains and join fatbergs in the sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps it where it can be removed. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near South Harewood rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
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What the work involves, part by part
Grease interceptors
Grease interceptors are larger units that serve busier kitchens. With more capacity, they fill more slowly but they still need cleaning.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks aren’t in use so the kitchen is not disrupted.
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A grease trap that’s too small for the kitchen
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in South Harewood
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Any permits to work or inductions
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
South Harewood: your questions answered
Do you work in school kitchens around South Harewood out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of South Harewood. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Do you cover smaller places like South Harewood?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, South Harewood included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How much does grease trap cleaning cost?
Every trap is different, so we quote once we know what you have. We give you a fixed price, normally within one working day.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
We clean all the common types. A photo helps us see what’s fitted when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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.
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Keep strainers in every sink
Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.
A trap that is left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Somewhere like South Harewood, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- 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
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Commercial kitchens in South Harewood
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs and bars in and around South Harewood, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in South Harewood. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near South Harewood (the nearest hospital is Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 4.3 miles north-west), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Wherwell Primary School or anywhere near South Harewood, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
South Harewood is about 4 miles south-east of Andover, in Hampshire. We provide grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in South Harewood and the rest of Hampshire. South Harewood is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 18 miles from South Harewood.
Here we cover the SP11 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside South Harewood, we cover Wherwell (1 mile south-west), Wherwell Wood (2 miles west), Chilbolton (2 miles south-west), Cottonworth (2 miles south-west) and Fullerton (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles north-east), Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (15 miles south), Andover (4 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south) and Romsey (13 miles south).
Local landmarks in South Harewood
The nearest railway station is Andover station, roughly 4 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles north-west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (3.5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.