Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Swanmore, Hampshire
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Swanmore, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
About our grease trap cleaning in Swanmore
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. Kept clean, it does its job quietly but left too long, it causes trouble. Routine cleaning keeps it in good working order. We are often asked to deal with a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up, across pot wash sinks, inline grease traps and restaurants and takeaways.
In a smaller place like Swanmore, commercial kitchens are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Swanmore (SO32)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Swanmore
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Swanmore
Can you come to Swanmore after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Swanmore keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Swanmore?
Kitchens in Swanmore are inspected by Winchester City council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them together and easy to find.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
That depends on the trap and the kitchen. Small under-sink units fill faster than larger traps, and busy kitchens fill them faster still. We will suggest an interval after the first clean.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Swanmore
Also in Swanmore
Why deal with it now?
Smells from a neglected trap are hard to ignore. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad and the smell carries. Cleaning it removes the cause. Booking now means the visit to Swanmore is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Swanmore
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. A site near Swanmore normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
Once the trap is cleaned and refitted, the sinks can be used straight away. We run water through to check it drains before we go.
A trap that’s left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Broken pipework below ground
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Sewer problems outside the premises
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Swanmore
Food Standards Agency records include about 6 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Swanmore. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Food hygiene inspections in Swanmore are the job of Winchester City council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Knowle Hospital, about 4.3 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Swanmore; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School or anywhere near Swanmore, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. Where a church or community hall near Church of St Barnabas, or anywhere in Swanmore, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Swanmore is about 6 miles east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Across the SO32 area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Southampton, around 9 miles away.
Work in SO32 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Church Road, Myers Close and Spring Vale and nearby roads. We also cover Hill Grove (1 mile east), Upper Swanmore (1 mile north-east), Mislingford (1 mile south-east), Shirrell Heath (1 mile south) and Kingsmead (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (10 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles east).
Local landmarks in Swanmore
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Swanmore College of Technology, among other places. Swanmore’s nearest station is Botley station, roughly 3.7 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Bishop's Waltham Museum (1.7 miles north-west) and Knowle Hospital (4.3 miles south). The countryside around Swanmore includes Beacon Hill and Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.