Grease trap services are necessary to ensure efficient operation of a restaurant, commercial or industrial kitchen, or food handling facility. Grease traps or grease interceptors are installed to retain, catch, or trap grease, fats, oils, and food waste from flowing through plumbing and pipe work to avoid blockage causing unwanted clogs resulting in a mess and downtime for your facility.

Some grease traps are indoor traps, that are small box traps, commonly located in the floor of a facility, or under a sink. These traps range in size from 25 to 250 gallons and can be arranged with multiple traps in one area. These small traps should be serviced on a weekly to monthly interval to ensure the most efficient operations.

In other situations, grease traps are outdoor traps, that are larger traps, commonly located in a parking lot, street, and sometimes the lawn or yard of a facility. These traps range in size from 500 to 2,000 gallons depending on the size of facility or traffic of a restaurant, the most common size of outdoor grease trap is 1,000 gallons. These larger traps should be serviced on a monthly to quarterly interval to ensure most efficient operations.