A restaurant grease trap can take a beating over the years, but there are some things you can do to protect your grease trap and extend its life. First, inform all of the restaurant employees of how the grease trap works. If they know how it works, they will be less likely to abuse it and throw a whole vat of oil or large pieces of food down the sink. Second, make sure there is a strainer in all of the sinks. A strainer will keep the solids out of the sink, out of your pipes, and out of the grease trap. Third, make sure to do regular cleanings of the grease trap when it gets to be about half full. Allowing it to fill all the way to the top could slow your system, and not cleaning it thoroughly and allowing old grease to remain at the bottom of the trap for years is not good for the grease trap or the person assigned to clean it.
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