Grease traps/grease interceptors are typically tanks, which vary in size, constructed right into a discharge piping system a short distance from the grease generating location. Baffles in the traps slow the wastewater circulation and decrease turbulence enabling the oil and water to separate. Grease naturally climbs to the surface area, and the catch keeps the grease while enabling grease-free wastewater to flow right into the drain system. Oil must be removed from the catch periodically.

Grease Catch is generally a tool that records grease entering a system before it reaches the drain lines. Generally used in business applications such as dining establishments or cafeterias.

Grease catches record the oil and oil from the circulation of wastewater by reducing the circulation of hot oily water via the oil trap (really a storage tank) and enabling it to cool. As it cools down, the oil and oil separate out of the water and float to the top of the trap. The cooler water remains to flow down the tubes pipeline to the drain while baffles prevent the gathered oil and oil from spurting of the grease trap. The size of the oil catch depends mostly on just how much waste your company produces and exactly how typically you execute catch upkeep.

Oil catches might lie inside or outside of the structure. Traps that are located inside the building often tend to be smaller and call for more regular maintenance. Traps that are located outside the structure have a tendency to be bigger and might be less disruptive to maintain. Outdoors grease traps will operate differently in winter months versus summertime and are much more prone to clogging during winter. As a business owner/manager, you need to know where the grease trap, drainpipe lines, and clean-outs are located at your restaurant.

Correct cleansing and maintenance of the oil catch and drain line lowers the quantity of solids and oil going into the general public sewer system and lessens the likelihood of alternatives or blockages. Some sanitation districts and/or communities call for grease traps and routine upkeep and inspections for specified companies. This is because untrapped oil and oil in the wastewater decreases pipeline ability gradually and eventually will create the pipeline to block. Piping systems without oil traps need to be cleaned more often and some piping may need to be replaced sooner than or else expected. Excessive grease sent to the wastewater therapy plant can also overload their system and cause the facility to exceed its allowable discharge restrictions. Running extremely warm water down the drain just moves the issue down stream, and may just make it even worse.

Dealing with a drain line obstruction can be expensive, both in terms of potentially shed consumers and repair service expense. If the pipe obstruction is within your building sewer line, you will certainly be responsible for taking care of the issue and paying all expenses. If the clog remains in the public drain line, yet can be traced to your dining establishment, you will be accountable for paying all or a part of the repair work prices. Building up the oil and grease close to the source in a correctly kept oil catch is one of the most economical method.