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Grease Trap Cleaning in Wimbledon
For emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Wimbledon, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A full, neglected grease trap
Common problems we fix in Wimbledon
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.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A routine grease trap service
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
School kitchens, at schools like Wimbledon High School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Wimbledon
A grease trap is the kitchen drain’s first line of protection. Kept clean, it does its job quietly, but neglected, it causes blockages and smells. Routine cleaning keeps it in good working order. The work covers pot wash sinks, under-sink grease traps and school and care home kitchens, and the jobs we see most are foul odours from the grease trap and an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying.
London kitchens work hard in small spaces, so grease collects behind equipment, on ceilings and in drains and grease traps. For a kitchen in Wimbledon, the work is usually done overnight, between the last service and the first.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wimbledon (SW19, SW20, SW17, SW18)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Smells from a neglected trap are hard to ignore. Rotting food and grease give off foul odours and the smell carries. A clean trap takes the source away. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why Wimbledon businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Wimbledon: your questions answered
Can the work in Wimbledon be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Wimbledon can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Which environmental health team covers Wimbledon?
Food hygiene inspections in Wimbledon are carried out by Merton council. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
There’s no single answer. The interval depends on how quickly your trap fills and we will advise on timing.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We remove all the waste we take out. It isn’t poured back down the drain at any point.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
Every trap is different, so we price each one individually. You get a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still fill up.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Drains in care settings need to keep flowing. Visits are planned between meals.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
How we price grease trap cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Places near Wimbledon
Also in Wimbledon
Grease trap cleaning around Wimbledon
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 282 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 52 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Wimbledon. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Most London kitchens can’t close in the day, so deep cleaning is typically done overnight. It’s Merton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wimbledon. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Atkinson Morley Hospital (about 1.2 miles west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. Where a church or community hall near St. Mark's Church, or anywhere in Wimbledon, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Wimbledon is about 7 miles south of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Wimbledon and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Wimbledon among them. There’s also a page for London, about 7 miles away.
All of SW19, SW20, SW17 and SW18 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street Mews, High Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A218 and B235 close by, Wimbledon is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Wimbledon, we cover Crooked Billet (1 mile west), Wimbledon Park (1 mile north), Wimbledon Chase (1 mile south), Copse Hill (1 mile south-west) and Merton Park (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north), Marylebone (7 miles north-east), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Wimbledon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Willington School, Dog & Fox pub and Cannizaro Park and the streets around them. Wimbledon has its own railway station: Wimbledon station. Nearby you’ll also find Atkinson Morley Hospital (1.2 miles west) and Wimbledon Museum (within half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Battersea Park Lake and Merton Park Green Walks.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Use strainers in the sink plugholes so less solid waste gets through.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Shortening the cleaning interval now keeps the drains flowing.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. In a London area like Wimbledon, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.