Grease Traps and Commercial Plumbing
admin • June 13, 2013

If you run a commercial kitchen or restaurant then your grease trap and plumbing system are both critical to your daily operation. If you start to have problems with your grease trap or if your commercial plumbing system is clogged or leaking, call the Olympia, WA commercial plumbers at Brooks Plumbing today. We have years of experience working with all different types of businesses to help them improve the function of their grease traps and the efficiency of their plumbing system. Here are a few common issues that we see with commercial grease traps and plumbing systems.

Common Grease Trap Repair

Grease traps are an essential part of a commercial kitchen or restaurant. Often they are also required by law. The melted fat and grease that result from cooking can cause big problems for city sewer lines which is why restaurants are required to have a grease trap. Grease traps, as their name implies, allow restaurants to drain out water and other debris while simultaneously restricting grease from getting into the sewer lines. Grease traps need to be cleaned regularly to remove the solidified fat solids. These are a few of the most common grease trap problems that we see. If you need a Olympia plumber to fix your restaurant’s grease trap just call Brooks Plumbing today.

  • Clogs – If you start to smell a foul odor from your drains or if there is waste water coming up through your drains, it likely means that you have a clog with your grease trap. This could because it is full or because the pressure inside the trap is off. When you need an Olympia, WA plumber make sure that you call Brooks Plumbing. We’ve repaired countless grease traps and can get yours working again fast.
  • Leaks – Waste water leaks are also a common with grease traps. Any piece of equipment that handles a lot of water is going to have problems with leaks. If you’ve started to notice that your grease trap is leaking and you need an Olympia plumber just all Brooks Plumbing today.

For all your commercial plumbing and grease trap repair, installation or maintenance just call the Olympia, WA plumbers at Brooks Plumbing.

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