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Grease Trap Installation Upgrade for Restaurants and Institutions

Dwain Berlin • August 18, 2016

If you operate a public kitchen in a school, cafeteria or restaurant you will be aware of compliance codes requirements when renovating the kitchen. Anything connected to the grease interceptor directly or indirectly will require local codes are met to pass inspection. If you are planning a kitchen renovation of even re-working the floor sinks, call us to handle the grease trap installation . 

 

When renovations are underway, it's the right time to upgrade to a grease interceptor unit with greater capacity. We have been installing grease traps for years and will know what unit is required to meet local codes for the capacity allotted your kitchen. There are numerous things to look at when upgrading a kitchen, or anything connected to grease egress. 

 

Grease interceptor installation is a requirement to protect the environment in kitchens, restaurants, institutions and various types of food processing areas where waste water containing grease, fats and oil are present. Most grease traps are able to collect over 90% of the grease which flows into the unit. 

Municipal Restaurant Requirements

All cities in North Vancouver require restaurants to have compliant grease traps installed to prevent sewer system backups. Proper disposal of grease is required by the GVRD and should be done by a licensed company. Beyond the legal reasons to maintain your grease traps, proper periodic maintenance can help prevent foul odors and restore proper flow to the system. We are more than happy to assist you with the grease trap replacement when the time comes.

 

Compliant grease interceptor replacement will help prevent sewer pipe system blockages. It is especially helpful for high volume businesses because of the large amount of waste going into the sewer system. After proper grease interceptor installation, substances such as fat, grease, oil and other debris will get caught in the grease trap instead of getting released into the city’s sewer system. Unpleasant things such as sewer backup and overflow can occur when there is a blockage build up in your plumbing pipes due to grease blocking the flow.

Grease Interceptor Installation

Pioneer Plumbing has been installing grease traps in restaurants and institutions for years, the type that require filtration of grease/fats/oils from the waste water. Give us a call if your grease interceptor must be replaced or if you would like to discuss the various designs of grease traps that can be installed to meet compliance codes in your circumstances.

 

Consider us your go-to grease trap plumbers.

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