West Michigan Septic Sewer & Drain

Grease traps are designed to intercept fats, oils, and grease from wastes generated after food  preparation and consumption before being washed down into Michigan’s primary drainage  system . Grease Trap Cleaning plays a vital role in keeping the city sewers sanitary and is a  requirement for food establishments such as restaurants and other facilities with a sizeable  food processing area such as schools and hospitals.   Most residential homes do not have grease traps and are not required by law to have one as  the amount of waste generated by a home kitchen is not enough to cause problems in the  main sewers. But the facilities that have them must comply with the grease trap cleaning Muskegon city  code requirement of every three months, or when the solids accumulated in the final  compartment have reached 50% of the wetted level of the grease traps. Rules may vary slightly depending on the municipality. St...

A grease trap is an interceptor, which is part of the plumbing system that is designed to trap the  greases and solid wastes such as food particles, which are being drained towards the sewer, that is  before they enter a wastewater disposal system of the sewer. This wastewater also contains oils that  are also referred to as grease that usually drains towards the septic tanks and form a floating scum  layer.  Grease traps are assembled mainly to intercept and collect the greases, which is also referred to as  the fog. Otherwise, the sewer lines are expected to be clogged due to the blockage of the fogs and may  eventually emit a foul-smelling odor and pest infestation. Its mechanic is very basic and it only traps the fogs by slowing down the flow of hot greasy water and  allowing them to cool down eventually. The grease floats over the water and is being trapped in the  interceptor and the water alone flows down the pipe of t...