Grease Trap Cleaning in Sydney’s North Shore

Can you imagine the amounts of oil that restaurants and commercial kitchens dispose of in the course of food production? Now imagine all that oil making it into the wastewater disposal system. Needless to say, it is going to cause a lot of problems, the least of which would be the fact that grease in any shape or form solidifies when cooled, and can cause major blockages in drain pipes.

Thankfully, there is a way for restaurants and commercial kitchens to prevent their waste oils from overwhelming the septic tank or treatment facility. It’s called a grease trap, a device which has been in use since the Victorian era. It has long proven to be highly effective at reducing the number of fats, oils, and greases (commonly referred to as FOGs) that make it to the main sewers.

Grease Trap Maintenance

Grease traps come in sizes that can hold anywhere between 35 liters to 45,000 liters. To keep it effective at what it does, a grease trap needs to be maintained and cleaned regularly, at least once a month. Here are some of the maintenance tasks to regularly perform on grease traps to keep them working perfectly.

Check the Integrity of the Grease Trap itself

You have to regularly inspect your grease trap and see if it has cracks, chips or corroded parts. You will also have to make sure if all baffles are firmly in place. As for the lid, you have to see if it still fits tightly and that there are no gaps.

Inspect the area around the Grease Trap

Does the area around the grease trap look like rodents live there? If it does, see if any of the pipes that lead into the building are providing mice or rats an entry point. It is also important for you to make sure that the grease trap itself is level.

Check out the Deposits

Take the lid off and see the deposits inside the grease trap. If the layer of grease and sludge is already thick, it’s a sign that it already needs cleaning.

Grease Trap Cleaning

There are many different ways of cleaning a grease trap. In some states and cities, it is required by law to have grease traps pumped out periodically. Some owners of restaurants and commercial kitchens, however, often hand down the task to some of their staff. The task often involves manually shoveling or vacuuming out all the FOG deposits.

While grease trap cleaning can be done in DIY fashion, it would still be best to have professionals working on maintaining your grease trap to ensure that it is done efficiently and quickly. Call us at BeezNeez Plumbing for help in keeping your grease trap in great shape. Operating from Chatswood and all across Sydney’s North Shore, Beez Neez Plumbing has a team of experienced commercial plumbers in North Shore that includes grease trap maintenance as part of its expertise. You can call us on any day of the week and at any time of the day for grease trap maintenance and other needs.