West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in South Mundham
Need grease trap cleaning in South Mundham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A routine grease trap service
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Drains clogged with fat
What the work involves, part by part
Grease interceptors
Interceptors separate grease the same way, on a larger scale. Grease floats and solids sink.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. A regular interval suits them well.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in South Mundham
Kitchens in South Mundham use us for grease trap cleaning, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. Visits are booked around your service, so the kitchen keeps running. The work covers under-sink grease traps, inline grease traps and pot wash sinks, and people most often call us about grease setting in the kitchen pipework and gurgling from the sink waste.
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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- South Mundham (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
Places near South Mundham
Other services in South Mundham
South Mundham: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in South Mundham?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers South Mundham?
Kitchens in South Mundham are inspected by Arun council’s environmental health officers. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. If the sinks start to drain slowly between cleans, it’s too long, and we can shorten it.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
South Mundham kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in South Mundham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. We cover South Mundham, about 56 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. In South Mundham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Arun council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like North Mundham Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; St Richard's Hospital, about 3.1 miles north, is the nearest hospital to South Mundham.
South Mundham is about 3 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of South Mundham or further out, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and South Mundham is one of them. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 14 miles from South Mundham.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: PO20. You will find streets such as Manor Lane and Honer Lane, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to South Mundham include Fisher (1 mile west), Street End (2 miles south-west), Sidlesham Common (2 miles west), Nyetimber (2 miles south-east) and Sidlesham (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (3 miles east), Chichester (3 miles north), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles north-west) and Rustington (11 miles east).
Local landmarks in South Mundham
Around South Mundham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Chichester High School For Girls and Avisford. South Mundham’s nearest station is Chichester station, roughly 2.5 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Chichester Castle (3 miles north) and Chichester Cathedral Treasury (2.7 miles north-west).
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to South Mundham.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in South Mundham
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What we’re called out for in South Mundham
Hot water and detergent carry grease further than you’d expect. Once it cools, it sets, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A full, neglected grease trap
Where a church or community hall near The Parish Church of St Stephen, or anywhere in South Mundham, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What paperwork you get at the end
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
If we spot problems beyond the trap, such as a drain that still runs slowly, we’ll tell you. It may need a drainage specialist to investigate.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.