Clogged grease Trap

You will know when you have a clogged grease trap. – You will experience ‘slow’ drainage and lingering bad smells from the sink and drains.  Eventually there could be blockages all the way to your leach field or grey water trench.

Grease traps and drains rely on the action of naturally occurring bacteria to break down waste and keep them free flowing. Too much waste or not enough of the right bacteria can disrupt this action and lead to a sink clogged with grease, blockages in and around the drains leading to and from the grease trap, and a smelly, clogged trap itself.

Harsh caustic cleaners also create problems by temporarily dissolving grease and fat, moving them out of the grease trap into the pipes, where they fall out of solution cause blockages.

The Dangers of Grease Traps

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Clogged Grease trap prevention

Ranging from improper installation to poor maintenance, a clogged grease trap leads to dangers both to your health and your wallet.. If you realize that your grease trap isn’t accumulating much grease, there’s probably something wrong with it. It could be a leak. Or, there could be an issue with the output pipe that leads to the sewer.In fact, one restaurant’s malfunctioning grease trap could be putting over 800 – 17,000 lbs/year into the sewer system.

A lot of cities are cracking down on malfunctioning grease traps. This can mean $1,000 and up fines.

Many Cities has released their Manual of Oil and Grease Prevention. The idea is that this manual will help minimize the introduction of grease and oil into the city’s wastewater system.

Get it right from the start with proper installation.Clogs in the Septic System from Grease. If you allow your grease trap to go too long without proper cleaning, then it can eventually clog and back up your system.

This leads to a build-up of waste and can cause an overflow to happen in your kitchen.Grease on the kitchen floor is difficult to clean up (not to mention that putrid smell). It takes more than just water and soap. If grease leaks onto the floor, people are likely to slip and fall. If there’s spillage on the stove top or areas surrounding the stove, it could lead to our next topic, grease fires.

Kitchen Grease Fires A kitchen grease fire is hazardous because you cannot put it out like other fires.

Water does not mix with grease fires, instead making the fire spread. Instead, using a fires extinguisher or flour/baking soda are safer options.It only takes a few ounces of grease to cause a significant kitchen fire.Avoid the dangers of grease traps, like kitchen fires, by cleaning and draining the trap before it overflows.

If this happens, you could risk losing customers or receiving bad reviews.Health Hazards from  clogged Grease Trap. If your wastewater overflows due to clogging, it could spread into other areas of your kitchen. Contamination of water and other foods are a serious health violation. It affects your employees’ and customers’ health.Potentially, it could even shut your business or restaurant down.Extra Costs A lot of the dangers of grease traps listed above can violate health codes.  This could mean a substantial fine.  Health officials may even require that the restaurant is closed until such problems are fixed.This doesn’t look good for any business and could mean losing employees, customers, and profits.Out-of-control grease fires cause a lot of damage.  And, repairing a kitchen can cost a pretty penny.Also, ignoring a malfunctioning grease trap can mean expensive repairs.Remember, the best way to ensure that the grease trap in your restaurant is in tip-top shape is to set use Simix FOG Technology

Where can grease accumulate?

The most easily clogged pipes are those directly connected to a kitchen sink, especially in the sink trap. FOG (fat, oil, grease, and grit) is contained by water and everything may appear to flow easily down the sink, especially when you use warm water to flush it. Inside the pipe, warm water loses temperature and becomes cold. The water itself will flow, but the FOG become solidified when exposed to cold air. It can either sink to the bottom of the pipe. But more likely, float on top of water, and slowly coat the top of the pipe. As you flush more FOG into the sink, they accumulate to make an even bigger grease accumulation, then eventually a clog. Over time, the grease can completely block water passage, causing overflows without warning.Stop clogged grease trap with simix.