Cleaning Grease Traps

The Importance Of Cleaning Grease Traps Regularly

Cleaning grease traps is not a job that anyone likes to do, ever. However it is unfortunately, necessary to maintain a healthy environment, no matter if it is in a home or a business. Whenever you are dealing with waste disposal, of any kind, there are all kinds of potential hazards that can develop, and it is just best to stay on top of things and use the right equipment, like grease trap interceptors to keep the environment clean, as it should be.

Nobody likes cleaning grease traps themselves. All of us here at Liberty Plumbing and Septic understand that and we are willing to take the task on ourselves. Keep your drains clean and clear by calling us today to get your service started.

What Are They?

Grease trap interceptors are specially designed boxes that can be added onto any drain in the home, or in a commercial setting, specifically to trap grease and oil during disposal before they can reach the septic tank or public waste systems. Ranging from as small as a four gallon capacity, to as large as 50 gallons, they can keep oil and grease from polluting the water supply, since oil and grease are heavier than ordinary water, and can be easily filtered out.

Made of either plastic or metal, they are designed to be installed easily, and removed for cleaning just as easily. Most often, when used in the home, they are installed as part of the pipes that connect to the drain in your kitchen sink, underneath the sink itself. This makes cleaning grease traps easy to do on a regular basis, so that your drain does not begin to smell over time from the built up grease inside. In a commercial setting, like a restaurant, they will be installed just inside of floor drains, as well as sink drains, for the same purpose.

Why Clean Them So Often?

The oil and grease that will be traveling into the grease trap interceptors is made up of primarily animal matter, and is very hard to dispose of using normal methods. Oil and grease does not break down very easy, and can take some time to fully decompose. During that time, because it is made up of animal flesh and fats, it can also become rancid, a noxious state that produces toxic fumes and cultivates potentially harmful bacteria that can compromise the health of everyone that comes in contact with it.

How often you should clean them will depend upon how often grease or oil goes down the drain. In a commercial setting, it is far more likely to see greater quantities being generated, so cleaning grease traps will occur more often than in the home. The goal is to remove as much of the solid grease and oil as possible, cleanse the trap with antibacterial solutions and replace it for future use.