You know what bacon does to your arteries? Well, that’s what bacon grease does to your drains. Whenever you pour fat, oil, or grease down the drain, you risk clogging sewer lines and creating problems at your local water treatment facility. At home, you can pour your grease into an empty tin can and dispose of it in the trash. But if you work at a restaurant or in a commercial kitchen, you need a special device called a grease trap to keep your plumbing functioning properly.

At Gecko Enterprises, the best septic tank company in Oahu, the experts have more than 25 years of experience with grease trap cleanings for customers in Wailua and Haleiwa. More than just a grease trap and septic tank cleaning company, Gecko Enterprises is committed to educating customers regarding proper plumbing management. One of the best ways to keep your plumbing working is to understand how it works.

How Grease Traps Work

When greasy water enters a grease trap, it gets slowed down by an approved flow control or restricting device, allowing the water to cool and the grease and oil to separate and float to the top of the trap. The cool, clean water flows down the pipe into the sewer. Then, the oil and grease remaining will be removed during a routine grease trap pumping.

Grease Trap Cleaning & Maintenance

To prevent your grease trap from backing up and overflowing, it’s important for you to schedule grease trap cleanings regularly. When you schedule a pumping, an expert from Gecko Enterprises will remove the liquids and solids from the grease trap and dispose of them according to federal, state, and local laws. How often you need your grease trap cleaned depends on how much fat, oil, and grease you generate; however, to reduce the amount of grease discharged into your sanitary sewer system, it’s best to regularly schedule grease trap cleanings.

When your Wailua or Haleiwa business is ready to contact a hauler or recycler for grease pickup, call the friendly and knowledgeable team at Gecko Enterprises. For more information about the services offered, including septic systems installations, complete septic repairs, and sewer plant operations and maintenance, visit Gecko Enterprises online or call (808) 637-3240.