Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Totford grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning across Totford and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A routine grease trap service
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Totford
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink units are small and fill quickly and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. If you are dealing with an overdue grease trap and gurgling drains in the kitchen, we can put it right, from kitchen waste pipes, school and care home kitchens and under-sink grease traps onwards.
Somewhere as small as Totford, the kitchens that need a deep clean are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Totford (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Grease interceptors
Bigger kitchens may have a larger grease interceptor. They hold more grease and solids but they still need cleaning.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Totford, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Nearby places to Totford
What else we do in Totford
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Broken pipework below ground
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
When to call us in Totford
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. They cool and float to the top of the trap and the grease layer grows.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
Kitchens near Totford are handed back from a deep clean ready to cook.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
Totford: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Totford?
In Totford, it’s Basingstoke and Deane council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can you come to Totford after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Totford keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
The size and state of the trap make the difference, and you can expect it to take a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. We’ll confirm when we quote.
Do you cover Totford?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Totford.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often and we’ll adjust the schedule.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How we price grease trap cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- How big the system is
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Grease trap cleaning around Totford
Food hygiene inspections in Totford are the job of Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health team. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record. At about 53 miles from central London, Totford sits well inside the area we cover. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Hall and church kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Totford, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Totford is about 8 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Totford and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Totford among them. We also work in Southampton, around 18 miles away.
We cover every part of the SO24 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Totford: Northington (1 mile south-west), Brown Candover (1 mile north-east), Old Alresford (3 miles south-east), Preston Candover (3 miles north-east) and Bighton (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (10 miles north), Winchester (8 miles south-west), Eastleigh (14 miles south-west), Andover (14 miles west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
Around Totford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Woolpack Inn. The closest station to Totford is Micheldever station, roughly 4.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Barton Castle (3 miles east).
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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. That is our job.