Portsmouth · Grease trap cleaning
Southsea grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Southsea, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A routine grease trap service
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
Questions from Southsea
Do you clean school kitchens in Southsea in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 35 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Southsea. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Southsea?
Food hygiene inspections in Southsea are carried out by Portsmouth council. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
Every trap is different, so we quote once we know what you have. We give you a fixed price, usually within one working day.
Do you cover Southsea?
Yes. We cover Southsea and the rest of Portsmouth, within our South East and London area. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff don’t have to handle it after we’ve finished.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Typically, it takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. A large or very full trap takes longer, and we will tell you in advance.
Grease trap cleaning in Southsea, done properly
In Southsea, we time grease trap visits so the sinks aren’t needed. The trap is emptied, cleaned and checked, and the waste is taken away. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. The work covers pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and under-sink grease traps, and the jobs we see most are a kitchen drain that smells and an overdue grease trap.
Around a town like Southsea, the kitchens we deep clean tend to be pubs, restaurants, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each builds up grease where the daily clean can’t reach.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Southsea (PO5, PO4, PO1)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Also near Southsea
Also in Southsea
Grease trap cleaning around Southsea
The FSA’s data shows about 78 pubs and bars and about 20 hotels and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Southsea. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Southsea are the job of Portsmouth council’s environmental health team. 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, like those at hospitals such as St. Mary's Hospital (about 1 mile north), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. If you run a kitchen near Fratton station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Craneswater Junior School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Southsea is about 2 miles south of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Every kind of commercial site in Southsea, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Southsea is one of 19 places in Portsmouth we cover for grease trap cleaning.
Grease trap cleaning in PO5, PO4 and PO1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Bath Road, Liss Road and Beach Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Southsea include Milton (1 mile north-east), Fratton (1 mile north), Kingston (1 mile north), Landport (1 mile north-west) and Baffins (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Hilsea (3 miles north), Wymering (4 miles north), Paulsgrove (5 miles north), Cosham (4 miles north), Drayton (4 miles north) and Farlington (5 miles north).
Landmarks near Southsea
Around Southsea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Festing pub, St Edmund's Catholic School and Mayville High School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Fratton station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St. Mary's Hospital (1 mile north) and Southsea Castle (1 mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks.
What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Blockages further down the drainage network
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Southsea
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
Managing agents and facilities teams in Southsea
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. A few pictures of the system and its access points help us plan a visit in Southsea.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
We take the grease and solids away. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we are done.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens cannot afford a blocked drain. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still need regular emptying.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that gets past the trap doesn’t disappear. It can build up in the drains and join fatbergs in the sewer. Keeping it in the trap, and emptying the trap, is the responsible thing to do. Whatever the system, dirt and wear only get worse.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Southsea
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001