Installation and correct sizing
Sizing and selection depend on the fixture flow, menu and process, authority requirements, approved plans, product listing, access, discharge, and maintenance method. We confirm the current ordinance and inspection path for the actual project before proposing an installation or replacement.
Indoor traps vs in-ground interceptors
Smaller under-sink traps handle a single station; larger in-ground interceptors serve the whole kitchen. We help you choose based on your fixtures, menu, and local code, and install it so it's accessible for the cleaning and pumping it will need.
Keep it compliant and draining
Accumulated grease can contribute to odor, restricted flow, backups, and noncompliance. The owner should follow the device, sewer-authority, pumping, cleaning, recordkeeping, and inspection requirements that apply to the site. Maintenance reduces risk but does not guarantee that downstream plumbing will remain clear.
When grease has already backed up
A grease backup requires isolating affected use and assessing the trap, accessible drain, and downstream line. Cabling, jetting, plumbing repair, trap work, or a separate pumping service may be needed. Jetting is condition-dependent and does not guarantee that a blockage or equipment problem will not recur.
Signs it’s time to call
- Slow drains in a commercial kitchen
- Foul odors near the trap or floor drains
- Grease backing up into sinks or floor drains
- New or remodeled kitchen that needs a trap installed
- Cracked, undersized, or failing interceptor
- Health/code inspection coming up
