West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
West Thorney grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning across West Thorney and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
About our grease trap cleaning in West Thorney
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. In West Thorney, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. The work covers pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens, and people most often call us about a full, neglected grease trap and foul odours from the grease trap.
In a village or hamlet like West Thorney, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- West Thorney (PO10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something 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 will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What affects the quote in West Thorney
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
What we’re called out for in West Thorney
If a trap is not emptied, grease passes straight through. It then builds up in the drains and the sewer beyond, where it can form blockages.
Look out for these warning signs:
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A kitchen drain that smells
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- An overdue grease trap
Where a church or community hall near The Parish Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in West Thorney, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What the work involves, part by part
Under-sink grease traps
An under-sink trap is out of sight. When they fill, the sink slows and starts to smell.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We ask about access when we quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
West Thorney questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in West Thorney?
Kitchens in West Thorney are inspected by Chichester council’s environmental health officers. 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.
Will you come out to West Thorney?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, West Thorney included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
Under-sink and inline grease traps, and larger interceptors. Each one is emptied, cleaned and checked in the same careful way.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
As a guide, it takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. A large or very full trap takes longer, and we’ll tell you in advance.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
West Thorney kitchens: local notes
We cover West Thorney, about 59 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in West Thorney. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you run a kitchen in an older building near West Thorney, such as a historic house like Warblington Castle (about 3.1 miles north-west), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. School kitchens, at schools like Thorney Island Community Primary School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
West Thorney is about 5 miles south-east of Havant, in West Sussex. Sites in West Thorney get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and West Thorney is one of them. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, roughly 7 miles from West Thorney.
Here we cover the PO10 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around West Thorney: Thorney Island (1 mile north-west), Tye (2 miles west), Southbourne (2 miles north), North Hayling (2 miles west) and Northney (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (10 miles east), Chichester (6 miles east), Selsey (8 miles south-east), Emsworth (3 miles north-west), Portfield (7 miles east) and Yapton (13 miles east).
Around West Thorney
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Eames Farm and Bourne Community College. West Thorney’s nearest station is Southbourne station, roughly 2.2 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Emsworth Museum (2.5 miles north-west) and Warblington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near West Thorney include Nutborne Marshes.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Visits to a village like West Thorney are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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 work begins.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
Keep used oil out of the drains and the trap will not fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
An overfull trap lets grease pass. Cleaning it before it’s full keeps grease out of the drains and avoids a blockage.