If your restaurant doesn’t use a lot of cooking oil, you may be tempted to skip grease trap cleaning. However, this plumbing maintenance task is critical for every establishment that serves food. Here is some information to help you understand the importance of grease trap cleaning.

What Are FOGs?

FOG stands for fats, oils, and grease. You may think that your restaurant uses little grease, but you likely have foods containing FOGs on the menu that can wreak havoc on the plumbing.

Foods and residues that have fats, oils, and greases enter the wastewater system twice – once when cleaning off the food prep stations and dishes and again as you wash serving dishes. This doubles the amount of grease in your plumbing.

Meats feature fat that can clog up the grease trap while milk, cream, and salad dressing may coat the interior of the pipes. Cooking oil, butter, and shortening are also coagulants that require careful thought when disposing of them.   

How Do You Control FOGs?

Restaurants must feature grease traps to remove potential clog hazards before they can penetrate deep into the pipes. These systems filter solids out of wastewater through a three-layer filtration system, so they don’t go down the drain.

What Care Tips Should You Follow?

Restaurant owners must schedule regular appointments for grease trap cleaning. During this process, plumbing professionals will remove the trap lid and scoop sludge off the top. Then, they’ll suction out the rest of the buildup and liquids before cleaning the tank lid, baffles, and sides.

Finally, they’ll assess trap flowage by pouring water into the sink and watching the drainage. If it’s not moving quickly or has completely stopped, the experts will snake the drain to mitigate the blockage before reinstalling all the components.

If you need grease trap cleaning, contact Dugger’s Septic Tank Cleaning in Whitley County, KY. The Corbin company has been in business for more than 56 years, cleaning septic tanks and restaurant plumbing and providing 24/7 emergency services. Call the grease trap cleaning team at (606) 528-3893 or visit the website to learn about their offerings in the Tri-County Area.