Grease Trap Maintenance: Microbial Grease Trap Cleaner

A small grease trap replacement and installation can cost over $1500.  For larger grease traps (750-1000 gallons) the expense can exceed $8,500.  This can be a costly, and still imperative, apparatus for any restaurant, hotel, resort, spa, hospital, food complex, and many other places that require a grease trap maintenance.  So how can you keep your facility safe and sanitary without breaking the bank on repairs and replacements?  Simple grease trap maintenance with effective cleaning products is the best approach.

Before we get too far ahead of ourselves let’s cover the basics of a grease trap.  Whether you call it a grease interceptor, a grease recovery device, a grease converter, or anything else, it has one very important job; and that is to intercept greases and solids before they enter a waste water or municipal water system.  If these systems aren’t able to do their job, there are a variety of problems that can occur.

• Slips and falls from grease build up, flowing onto floors
• Foul odor transmission, that can enter the dining areas
• Grease fires
• Drain flies, insects and other drain issues
• Downtime while sink and drains are backed up
• Hefty Fines