East Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Ticehurst grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Ticehurst and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
About our grease trap cleaning in Ticehurst
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. As the waste water cools, the grease floats and stays in the trap, and clean water flows on. Eventually it fills and has to be emptied and cleaned. Common call-outs are for an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and drains clogged with fat, across school and care home kitchens, inline grease traps and under-sink grease traps.
For a kitchen in or near Ticehurst, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Ticehurst (TN5)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Also near Ticehurst
What else we do in Ticehurst
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How it works
We’re 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. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Visits to a village like Ticehurst are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Do not rely on hot water to clear grease
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
You’ll get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. That depends on how quickly it filled and how much the kitchen cooks.
An overfull trap lets grease pass. Regular emptying keeps it working and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
FAQs for Ticehurst
Can you work in Ticehurst outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Ticehurst does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ticehurst?
In Ticehurst, it’s Rother council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
No two traps are quite the same, so we price each one individually. You get a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Grease trap cleaning in Ticehurst: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Ticehurst. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. Ticehurst is about 38 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. In Ticehurst, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Rother council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Ticehurst House Hospital (about 0.6 miles west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve. If you run a kitchen in an older building near Ticehurst, such as a historic house like Scotney Castle (about 3.2 miles north), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important.
Ticehurst is about 9 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in East Sussex. Sites in Ticehurst get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
Grease trap cleaning in TN5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on High Street, Springfields and Farthing Hill or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Three Leg Cross (1 mile north-west), Flimwell (2 miles east), Stonecrouch (2 miles north), Burgh Hill (3 miles south-east) and Etchingham (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (14 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-west), Crowborough (11 miles west), St Leonards (15 miles south-east) and Uckfield (14 miles west).
Landmarks near Ticehurst
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Chequers Public House. The nearest railway station is Stonegate station, roughly 2.7 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Finchcocks Musical Museum (4 miles north) and Ticehurst House Hospital (0.6 miles west). The countryside around Ticehurst includes Bewl Water.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Honest limits
Grease trap cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Ticehurst
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
What the work involves, part by part
Under-sink grease traps
We empty and clean under-sink traps without disrupting the rest of the kitchen, and check the lid and seals.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. A regular interval suits them well.