East Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Southover, East Sussex
For emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Southover, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- An overdue grease trap
Grease trap cleaning in Southover
Once a trap is full, grease passes straight through. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. The work covers school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps, and common reasons people get in touch are drains clogged with fat and foul odours from the grease trap.
In a place like Southover, kitchens often sit in older buildings with older drains. A blocked drain or a smelly grease trap is typically the first sign.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, 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.
- Place
- Southover (BN7, BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Southover, so let us know how to reach it.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
To help 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, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Southover?
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. When it cools, the grease hardens in the pipework or the drain.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Gurgling from the sink waste
School kitchens, at schools like Western Road Community Primary School for example, usually have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When the next visit should be, and why
Commercial kitchens in Southover
Food Standards Agency records list about 49 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southover. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. In Southover, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 0.7 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Southover. Where a church or community hall near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Southover, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Southover is about 1 mile south-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Across the BN7 area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Southover is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 7 miles away.
All of BN7 and BN8 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Ham Lane, New Road and Bell Lane, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Being close to the A277 and A2029, Southover is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Cliffe (1 mile north-east), Lewes (1 mile north-west), South Malling (1 mile north), Iford (2 miles south-west) and Offham (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south).
Landmarks near Southover
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kings Head pub, Priory School and Railway Land, among other places. There’s a railway station in Southover itself: Lewes station. Nearby you’ll also find Lewes Castle (within half a mile north-west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Cliffe Hill and Southerham Farm.
Also near Southover
Also in Southover
What affects the quote in Southover
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Common questions in Southover
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Southover?
That is Lewes council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Southover. 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 Southover within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Southover is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What’s TR19?
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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Will the grease trap clean disrupt the kitchen?
While we work, those sinks are out of use. The clean takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap and we book it around your service.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps