- Train your family members to dispose leftover food properly
- Use catch baskets in your sink to filter out food particles
- Clean up must be done regularly
- Do not pour hot liquids into your drain
- Do not use any additives when cleaning your grease trap
- Hire a professional to clean your grease trap
Train family members to dispose leftover food properly
A grease trap is a receptacle designed to prevent fats, oils, and grease (FOG) from getting into the sewer. This device is often placed right at the end of your kitchen drain. Its purpose is to prevent the forming of solidified FOG in the sewer lines which causes waste water to back up. Since the trap slows down the flow of water as it exits into the sewer, keeping it clear of food debris is important. So, how should you clean your kitchen grease trap? Start by preventing food particles from reaching the trap.
You and your loved ones must make sure that the food left in the plates must go directly to the trash bin. The same must also be done for excess oil in the pan and other greasy wastes. This allows the trap to function efficiently as it is not overburdened with food particles and the accumulation of brown, dirty grease.
Use catch baskets to filter out food particles
Aside from disposing leftover food properly it is also a good idea to put catch baskets to filter out any food particles in your sink before it goes down the drain. This is important because when too much solid food wastes get into the grease trap this will produce a pungent smell as these things will rot at the bottom, also making it even harder to clean.
The accumulated food particles in the catch basket must be thrown into the recycle bin. The better handling of leftover food coupled with the placement of the catch basket both contributes to a more efficient cleanup of the grease trap later on.
Clean up must be done regularly
Grease traps must be cleaned regularly. How often would depend on the kind you have installed. Smaller traps need to be cleaned often (weekly or even daily) as its capacity is limited. However these are easier to clean out so that it can be done by someone in your home. Bigger grease traps can be cleaned in longer intervals (at least once a month) however these might need professional cleaning services as these need to be pumped properly. Bigger traps are also prone to accumulate more solid wastes in the bottom necessitating pumping.
Do not pour hot liquids in your drain
Pouring hot liquid in your drain will melt the grease trapped in your receptacle. While this might sound like you are cleaning it, this actually creates more problems for you. The melted FOG can easily resettle in the sewage line. As it cools it solidifies and catches food debris overtime which will eventually cause the waste water to back up. While an unmaintained grease trap can cause a clogged drain, the problem can easily be solved by having it cleaned. A clogged sewage line however is harder to fix. This can force you to pay for costly repairs and maintenance.
Do not use any additives in your grease trap
Do not use any chemicals, bacteria, and enzyme in your grease trap in an attempt to “clean” it. These can help clear your trap with oil and fats but it can also worsen the problem because all this grease can still settle in the sewage pipes making the FOG problem worse. With a trap the grease problem is easy to get to. With solidified grease in sewage lines the work needed to clear that is larger in scale and is more expensive. Preventive and regular cleanup of grease trap is all you need.
Hire a professional to clean your grease trap
How to clean properly your kitchen grease trap? If you don’t have the time, you can hire someone to do it for you. And while many homeowners would rather clean it themselves sometimes it is better to have the professionals do it. Professional grease trap cleaners know what to do and have the equipment to do it correctly. They are also more efficient. Besides, no one wants to clean a backed up drain in their home. Better to be safe than sorry.
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