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Grease Trap Cleaning in West Kensington
Looking for grease trap cleaning in West Kensington? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- A small trap that fills too quickly
About our grease trap cleaning in West Kensington
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. In West Kensington, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap and run water through to check it drains. The work covers pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps, and people most often call us about grease setting in the kitchen pipework and a slow-draining kitchen sink.
London kitchens work hard in small spaces, and grease builds up behind and under equipment, on walls and ceilings, and in the drains. For a kitchen in West Kensington, the work is typically done overnight, between the last service and the first.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- West Kensington (W14, SW6, SW5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease trap cleaning in West Kensington: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 1,159 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 142 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of West Kensington. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. In London, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually done overnight, so the kitchen opens as normal the next day. Food hygiene inspections in West Kensington are the job of Hammersmith and Fulham 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.
School kitchens, at schools like The Fulham Boys School for example, usually have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. Hall and church kitchens, near St Cuthbert's or anywhere around West Kensington, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. For a café close to Kensington Olympia station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush.
West Kensington is about 1 mile south of Kensington, in Greater London. Across the W14 area, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and West Kensington is one of them.
Grease trap cleaning in W14, SW6 and SW5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Sun Road, Star Road and Field Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in North End (1 mile west), Brook Green (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile south), Hammersmith (1 mile west) and Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (5 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
Near you in West Kensington
Typical jobs here are in premises near Avonmore Primary School, Gwendwr Garden and Seven Stars pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Kensington Olympia station, about 0.5 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (1 mile south-east) and Fulham Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Campden Hill and The Long Water.
Towns and villages near West Kensington
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The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Before any visit in West Kensington, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- 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.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
Related advice
Honest limits
Grease trap cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in West Kensington
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
Leave it or put it right?
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. It hardens on the pipe walls until water can’t get through. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Don’t rely on hot water to clear grease
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Keep access to the trap clear
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
A trap that’s left too long stops catching grease. Cleaning it before it’s full keeps grease out of the drains and avoids a blockage.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in West Kensington
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
An inline trap sits in the pipework between the kitchen and the drain. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still fill up.
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in West Kensington
Do you clean school kitchens in West Kensington in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 89 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of West Kensington. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Who inspects food businesses in West Kensington?
That is Hammersmith and Fulham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in West Kensington. 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 one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
It depends on the size of the trap and how busy the kitchen is. Small under-sink units fill faster than larger traps, and busy kitchens fill them faster still. We’ll suggest an interval after the first clean.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What do you do with the waste?
We take the grease and solids away with us. You are not left with anything to dispose of when we go.