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Grease Trap Cleaning in Tilehurst
Grease trap cleaning for Tilehurst and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A routine grease trap service
Grease trap cleaning in Tilehurst, done properly
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. Kept clean, it does its job quietly, but neglected, it causes blockages and smells. Routine cleaning keeps it in good working order. If you have an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and washing-up water that won’t drain away, we can help.
For a kitchen near Tilehurst, deep cleans are booked around opening hours, often on a closed day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Tilehurst (RG31, RG30)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. Visits are planned between meals.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still fill up.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Grease set hard in the drain run
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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 can quote for the whole system.
Questions from Tilehurst
Which council inspects kitchens in Tilehurst?
Food hygiene inspections in Tilehurst are carried out by Reading council. 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.
Can school kitchens in Tilehurst be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 7 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Tilehurst. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
It depends on the size of the trap and how busy the kitchen is. Small under-sink units fill faster than larger traps and the busier the kitchen, the faster it fills. We will suggest an interval after the first clean.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
That depends on the cause. If the trap is full, cleaning it often helps, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Around Tilehurst, access is usually simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Places near Tilehurst
What else we do in Tilehurst
What we are called out for in Tilehurst
For a kitchen in Tilehurst or anywhere else, the trap is out of sight and out of mind. Tucked away under the sink or below the floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- Drains clogged with fat
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Park Lane Primary School or anywhere near Tilehurst, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What paperwork you get at the end
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. That may need a drainage contractor to look further.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Getting it cleaned now can stop a full blockage later.
Commercial kitchens in Tilehurst
There are about 4 food manufacturers and packers within about 1.5 miles of central Tilehurst, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where food is made in quantity, grease traps fill faster and need a tighter schedule. Kitchens in Tilehurst get their food hygiene inspections from Reading 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.
If you look after a hall kitchen near Tilehurst Methodist Church or anywhere in Tilehurst, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event. If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Tilehurst (the nearest hospital is Battle Hospital, about 1.7 miles east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
Tilehurst is about 3 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Tilehurst, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Grease trap cleaning in RG31 and RG30 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Ash Road, Tyle Road and Riley Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Tilehurst, we cover Tilehurst Within (1 mile south-east), Norcot (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile south-east) and Purley on Thames (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Didcot (14 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (11 miles north), Wallingford (10 miles north-west), Great Western Park (14 miles north-west) and Watlington (13 miles north).
Near you in Tilehurst
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Round Copse, The Butchers Arms and Little Heath School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Tilehurst station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Battle Hospital (1.7 miles east) and Broad Street Mall (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Tilehurst include South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.