Grease Traps For Commercial Kitchens

Any restaurants or commercial entities where hot food is served are required to install a grease trap and have trade waste appropriately removed. It is important that all grease traps are installed by a licenced plumber. 888 Plumbing Solutions are experienced in installing and maintaining grease traps.

Kitchen waste water should preferably drain by gravity to a grease trap and then by gravity to the sewer. All grease traps that are installed require a Certificate of Compliance from Sydney Water. Sydney Water recommends that only licenced and suitably qualified plumbers are engaged to undertake this work in order for you to get your Certificate of Compliance.

Grease Trap Maintenance

Maintenance of grease traps should always be considered. If a grease trap is not properly installed there will be ongoing issues with monitoring the grease trap and cleaning it. The space above the grease trap must be at least equal to the depth of the grease trap. Allowing enough access space for monitoring and removal of the grease trap lid in order to get it pumped out are important considerations. Getting this right the first time, will save you thousands of dollars in maintenance and business disruptions down the track. 888 Plumbing Solutions have over 30 years experience in undertaking this work. Don’t leave your business in the hands of inexperienced tradesmen who do not understand the importance of this vital piece of business operations.

Why The Need For Grease Traps and Grease Trap Design

Grease traps are designed to treat greasy waste water but are not designed to accept waste oil tipped into them. Grease traps in shopping complex environments or small shopping centres must be big enough to treat all the waste water from all of the businesses that use them. That’s why you need correct design of your grease trap solution and ensure that the appropriate number of grease traps are installed to cope with the number of businesses in the environment. If you don’t get this right the consequences can be severe for individuals working in this environment and in terms of penalties to your business if you are not compliant. Trade waste water discharged to the sewer must be in the pH range of 7.0 to 10.0. If flows are outside this range it may be possible to balance the flows to obtain a discharge pH within the range. Sydney Water can assist in this regard and 888 Plumbing Solutions can assist you when working with the relevant government authorities.

Reference Reading: Sydney Water Grease Trap Installation