West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Wick
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Wick, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Hot water only moves grease further down
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of when we are done.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Clearing it then is a bigger job, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
About our grease trap cleaning in Wick
Every trap is different. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention 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 and suggest an interval that suits. Typical jobs include sinks that drain slowly and drains that gurgle and bubble, across kitchen waste pipes, under-sink grease traps and inline grease traps.
For a kitchen near Wick, deep cleans are booked around opening hours, often on a closed day, and the journey is planned ahead.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wick (BN17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Why act early in Wick
A dirty grease trap smells. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad and the smell carries. A clean trap takes the source away. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
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 we start.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Wick.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
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FAQs for Wick
Can you come to Wick after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Wick keeps running as normal. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can a school kitchen in Wick be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 15 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Wick. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you recommend a next date?
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.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you work in Wick?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Wick.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Grease trap cleaning in Wick: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 16 pubs and bars and about 6 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Wick and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Food hygiene inspections in Wick are the job of Arun council’s environmental health team. 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.
Hall and church kitchens, near All Saints or anywhere around Wick, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Lyminster Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve. If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Wick (the nearest hospital is Zachary Merton Hospital, about 2.3 miles south-east), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
Wick is about 1 mile north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. For grease trap cleaning in and around Wick, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including Wick. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Wick is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 18 miles from Wick.
Every address in BN17 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Joyce Close, Willow Brook and Wheatcroft or a nearby road, we can help. Wick sits on or near the B2284, which makes travel easy for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside Wick, we cover Lyminster (1 mile north), Toddington (1 mile east), Littlehampton (1 mile south-east), Climping (1 mile south-west) and Ford (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (7 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles west), Chichester (10 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles east) and Lancing (10 miles east).
What’s near Wick
Around Wick, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Littlehampton College, Locomotive Public House and The Littlehampton Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Wick is Littlehampton station, roughly 0.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Zachary Merton Hospital (2.3 miles south-east) and Rustington Museum (2.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Wick include Highdown Hill and WWT Arundel.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Broken pipework below ground
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
What affects the quote in Wick
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What the work involves, part by part
Baffles and outlets
Every clean includes the baffles, inlet and outlet so the trap works as it should.
Under-sink grease traps
An under-sink trap is out of sight. When they fill, the sink slows and starts to smell.