Residential Grease Trap Pumping

In these older cities with combined sewers, it’s very common for houses to have a grease trap built in. Because the sewer system is combined, and because back when the system was built it couldn’t handle grease very well, grease traps were a way to prevent grease from entering the sewer system. Here’s a brief description of a grease trap.

A grease trap is a pit buried underground where water from the kitchen drain runs to. The exit pipe to the sewer is elevated a little bit from the bottom so that there’s always some water in the pit. There’s a trap built over the sewer pipe, so that grease floating on the surface of the water is held back, but the water can run under the trap and out the sewer pipe to the sewer main. Any solid debris will settle to the bottom.

With this arrangement you’ll need to clean out the grease every so often. How often depends on many factors. Since most people dispose of the grease instead of pouring it down the drain, the frequency is usually spaced out in years. If you are new to your system, we recommend a service evaluation. 

 

Proper Grease trap cleaning requires specialized knowledge and equipment and isn’t something just any run-of-the-mill plumber can do. Ability Septic has the skill required for this service. We provide safe, effective grease trap pumping service using industry-leading equipment. If you need your grease trap cleaned the right way, look no further than Ability Septic.