When you run a restaurant, you rely on your grease trap to prevent the need for septic tank pump repair. With a functioning grease trap, you can keep grease from clogging your outgoing lines, keeping your restaurant safe and sanitary. However, even simple mistakes can cause issues. Here are a few important do’s and don’ts of maintaining your grease trap. 

Do: 

Focus on employee training.

Although grease traps are designed to keep liquid fats from flowing into your septic tank, employees should be trained to remove as much grime and food particles from plates before putting them through the dishwasher to prevent unnecessary grease buildup. Carefully train your workers to scrape plates and wash dishes to avoid problems and septic tank pump repair. 

Have your grease trap pumped once a year. 

Over time, even well-maintained grease traps will fill with fats, so plan to have them pumped at least once a year. Put grease trap pumping and septic tank pump repair on your master schedule so you don’t forget to place the service calls. 

Don’t:

Attempt to service traps on your own.

While it might seem simple to remove excess grease, the process can be messy and complicated, so always work with professionals who specialize in grease trap cleaning. In addition to removing excess materials from your grease trap, they can also clean the interior with locally-approved cleaning agents, preventing problems and city fines. 

Use additives in your grease trap.

Biological additives like enzymes and certain strains of microscopic bugs can eat through grease, but they can also cause grease to liquify and then re-solidify further down your lines. Never use additives in your grease trap, and instead focus on professional physical cleaning. 

Remember, if you develop problems with your grease trap, help is just a phone call away. At Beckham Septic Tanks & Ditching Service, their septic tank pump repair professionals can help with everything from grease trap pumping and wastewater management to site clearing and excavation. To explore their long list of services, visit their website, or call their Enterprise, AL, office at (334) 347-2362.