Grease Trap Maintenance

Cleaning grease traps prevent fat, oil and grease (FOG) from clogging drainage pipes and prevents raw sewage backups.

Grease trap cleaning service pumps your grease trap, eliminating the odor and safety problems associated with poorly maintained grease traps. Unlike some services that just skim the trap or leave hardened deposits, Premier Grease, grease trap pumping technicians clean the entire grease trap and scrape away hardened grease. This thorough cleaning means there's no accumulation of old grease, which can cause unpleasant odors. Speak with your local premier Grease professional about our grease removal services.

How to Clean the Grease Trap

Step 1: Slowly remove the lid of grease trap with a pry bar, but do very slowly. Moving too fast could damage the gasket lying underneath the lid. Once the lid has been removed, inspect the grease trap to familiarize it with the parts.

Step 2: Grab a measuring stick and place it into the trap until it reaches the bottom. Give it a quick twirl to allow for some of the greases to accumulate on the stick. Remove the measuring stick, read the measurement of grease is inside of the trap, and record the number in your ‘FOG pump out report’ (which you should be doing as it is required by the EPA). Mail this report to the address listed on the report itself once the cleaning has been finished.

Step 3: Remove any standing water within the grease trap using a small bucket. Consider holding this water in this bucket until the end so you can avoid dumping it down the drain with any oils that are possibly attached.

Step 4: Remove the collected grease, oils, and sludge from the grease trap using a small bucket or scoop of your choice. All of this waste should be placed in heavy-duty plastic trash bags that can handle liquids. Scrape the sides of the trap clean — a wet vacuum can be perfect for this cleaning (you may have to make this a designated grease trap vacuum if you do so).

Step 5: Scrub down the grease trap using some good old fashioned soap, warm water, and a metal scrubber. Once cleaned, rinse the screens and removable parts with water. Replace all of the parts you just cleaned along with the lid. As soon as you’re done, make a copy of the FOG report for your own personal records — and you’re all set!

Attention all restaurants, delis, and other foodservice businesses — your grease trap needs to be cleaned! If your business’s plumbing system is experiencing frequent clogs and slow draining sinks, you could have a buildup of grease. Give us a call so we can help your business get back to working the way it should be.

Premier Grease is committed to meeting and exceeding your expectations when it comes to cleaning commercial kitchen hood & exhaust cleaning procedures. 

Cooking Oil Recycling- process & benefits

Cooking Oil Recycling- process & benefits

It’s no secret that human beings have harmed the environment and it is degrading with every new day. We are facing issues like global warming, pollution, decaying of natural resources and whatnot. In the times when every resource is crucial to us, we must restore them in the most efficient way possible. This is where recycling comes in handy. From paper to plastic bottles, there are several waste products that are more beneficial when recycled rather than become a part of the garbage pile.

Today, we are going to discuss recycling the used cooking oil. We will discuss the process followed by cooking oil recycling companies to reduce waste in this category. Also, we will inform you of the easy techniques you can use at home to achieve used cooking oil recycling in an efficient manner.

Why Recycle Cooking Oil?

• The restaurants prepare food in large amount, hence they have used cooking oil in large quantities. They can utilize this opportunity to earn by selling the used cooking oil  to commercial oil recycles.
  
  
• Bio-fuel- causes clean burning; consequently, if cooking oil is being reformed into bio-fuel then it can be used in most diesel engines.
  
  
• The cooking oil is greasy in its nature and form, henceforth, if we pour that greasy oil down the drain, it will block your pipes or cause damage to your city’s sanitation pipes overall.
  
  

How to recycle cooking oil?

1. You can assign a container in the house for used cooking oil. It can be anything like discarded cans or old utensils. Keep in mind to label it so that no one accidentally uses it.
   
   
2. Keep collecting the used oil in that container. Try to filter out any food crumbs while you are pouring the oil in the container.
   
   
3. Try finding a cooking oil recycling company near you and contact them.
   
   
4. If you can’t locate a company then you can call the local fire department to see if they accept used oil.
   
   
5. The last option is to seal the container containing cooking oil and dispose of in the garbage if any other option of recycling is not available in your community.
   
   

Benefits of recycled cooking oil:

• It can be reconditioned on-site to prolong its life, 
  
  
• Can be processed and burned for energy recovery
  
  
• Can also be used in refinery production. 
  
  
• Is helpful for driving a circular economy by re-refining the oil.
  
  
• Removing impurities can turn it useful for new lubricants as a base stock. 
  
  

Recycling used cooking oil helps to create a sustainable environment and we all should put in our efforts to create a happy and healthy environment.