Conventional Grease Traps - Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas - Jerry's Plumbing, Heating & Welding.

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Conventional Grease Traps

Unless you are in the food service industry, you are probably asking yourself, "What exactly is a grease trap?" Your answer is quite simple! A grease trap is a receptacle that kitchen wastewater flows through before entering the sewer lines. Grease is actually the term to describe animal fats and vegetable oils and is 10% to 15% less dense than water. Thus, grease and oils float on water. When kitchen wastewater flows through a grease trap, the grease and oils rise to the surface and are trapped inside the receptacle using a system of baffles. The captured grease and oils fill the trap from the top down, displacing "clean" water out of the bottom of the trap and into the sanitary sewer line. This is why you see a grease "mat" when observing a grease trap. When a significant layer of grease has accumulated, the trap must be cleaned out.

Grease traps are sized based on the expected flow and grease levels in wastewater. For example, a 4' x 4' x 2' trap might be sufficient for a grocery store bakery, but the meat department of a grocery store would require a much larger unit. Restaurant grease traps are usually sized according to the number of seats. Local building codes and wastewater treatment systems may have grease trap ordinances that require minimum sizes for grease traps, periodic cleaning, and inspections.

500 Gallon Grease Trap

3000 Gallon Grease Trap

Large amounts of grease can cause trouble in systems and pipes. Problems caused by grease and oil from restaurants cause establishments to have blockages and back-ups. It decreases the pipes capacity and requires pipes to be cleaned more often and/or replacement of pipes sooner than expected.

If your establishment uses oil or grease in food preparation, you will eventually have problems with your pipes backing up. This back up can cause sewer back up which will lead to a health problem to your establishment. You will have to pay for the removal of the blockage if the problem is in your buildings sewer line. If the blockage is in the public sewer main and your establishment is proven to be the cause of the blockage, then you will have to pay for the public sewer to be maintained.

In addition to a conventional grease trap, our technicians at Jerry's Plumbing, Heating & Welding are also happy to install the Big Dipper and even a custom designed grease trap.

Having a conventional grease trap installed in your facility can only benefit your establishment and helps the public sewer system stay clean.

If you any questions or would to schedule a consultation with our plumbing experts, please contact Jerry's Plumbing, Heating & Welding at 972-262-5113 or 817-832-4968.

Thank you for your interest in Jerry's Plumbing, Heating & Welding. We look forward to serving you in the future.

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