Grease Trap Efficiency
As grease traps of the traditional design fill with grease, their efficiency at separating grease from wastewater decreases. When a trap is filled to capacity with fats and oil, separation no longer occurs and the trap no longer functions properly.
Traditional concrete traps must be pumped out after just 25 percent of their volume is filled, because after that they no longer work well enough to keep fats and oils out of the sewage systems.
Compact, high-capacity interceptors,are engineered so they never lose efficiency. They can hold upwards of 90 percent of their volume in grease before they must be cleaned out.
If traditionally designed passive traps are not cleaned out on a timely basis, they begin to allow too much grease into the sewer system, where it can cause blockages and sewage backups. This creates problems for wastewater system operators as well as the food service establishment.
Improperly maintained grease traps (or the failure to install a grease trap when required) often leads to fines, down-time, and can lead to bad publicity.
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