Grease Trap Services In San Diego

Homes around San Diego do not typically have grease traps. The typical household drain can handle the little bit of FOG produced in a home (especially if you properly care for your plumbing with routine drain cleaning). That being said, you may consider grease trap installation for a few reasons. For one, you can use a grease interceptor to recycle gray water in your lawn or garden.

Homes that do a lot of cooking, large families, or homeowners who like to host find that a grease trap separating the grease from their drains prevents plumbing problems before they become a problem. Grease interceptors trap all the food and debris particles before they go down the drain and pile into clogs. Once full, the grease traps are pumped out, and the grease is recycled or repurposed.

It’s important to understand local regulations and proper maintenance for grease traps, so contact us if you’re considering whether this is right for your home or lifestyle.

Grease traps should be pumped, cleaned, and emptied on a regular basis set forth by your wastewater district or on an as-needed basis. Usually, your grease trap should be pumped once every one to three months. Pumping a grease trap isn’t a pretty job and usually smells foul. Grease traps that have been neglected may require extra cleaning or hydro-jetting.

Call Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air for professional grease interceptor pumping in San Diego. We’ll clean out your grease trap and get your drain flowing.

Homes around San Diego do not typically have grease traps. The common household drain can usually handle the little bit of FOG produced in a home (especially if you take proper care of your plumbing with routine drain cleaning). That being said, you may consider grease trap installation for a few reasons. For one, you can use a grease interceptor to recycle gray water for use in your lawn or garden.

It's important to understand local regulations and proper maintenance for grease traps so contact us if you're considering whether this is right for your home or lifestyle.

Cleaning a grease trap is a long task, so you’ll need to set aside a substantial amount of time from your day.

For the best results, follow these steps:

1. Remove the grease trap lid carefully and make sure you don’t damage the gaskets on the lid.
2. Using a bucket or small pump, remove the water from the grease trap and set it aside.
3. Scoop the grease out from your trap with a shovel or heavy-duty scooper. Be sure to scrape the bottom, sides and lid of any excess grease. This will prevent quick build-ups from debris you knocked loose.
4. Scrub the trap and flush the screens out.
5. The water from the bucket you set aside back into the grease trap
6. Reinstall any parts you removed to clean and replace the lid.