Traps + interceptors

Grease trap pumping

Traps and interceptors pumped to empty on a 1 to 6 month schedule set to your kitchen, so fats, oils and grease stay out of the sewer.

Call (505) 344-0177Set up a trap schedule

A trap holds the grease, it does not remove it

Fats, oils and grease cool and set. A grease trap or interceptor exists to catch them before they reach the sewer, but it only holds what it catches. Once it is full, the grease has nowhere to go but down the line, and the first signs show up on the kitchen floor: drains that run slow, water that backs up, and an odor that no amount of mopping fixes.

That is the failure a routine pump-out prevents. The same trap that backed up a restaurant last month runs quietly for years when it is emptied on time.

How the pump-out runs

The vac truck pulls up, the lid comes off and the trap or interceptor is pumped to empty. The crew clears the inlet and the outlet so nothing is left half-blocked, then closes it up. Customers have gotten photos of the cleaned trap afterward. One restaurant owner put it this way: the tech explained the work that was completed and sent pictures of the trap once it was clean.

Dispatch also sets the interval with you. Most commercial grease traps should be serviced every 1 to 6 months, and where yours lands depends on the size of the kitchen, how much you cook, the type of food and your city's rules. A busy fryer line and a sandwich counter do not need the same calendar.

Why the schedule is cheaper than the emergency

Health and environmental agencies expect a maintained trap. A full one can mean fines, a failed inspection or a shutdown, and a shutdown costs a kitchen far more than a pump-out. A standing schedule keeps the paperwork clean and the line open.

When volume spikes, a holiday week or a new menu, call early and the trap gets serviced before it fills. If one does overflow at the worst hour, the phone at (505) 344-0177 is answered day, night, weekends and holidays. Their own slogan says it plainly: "Your Grease is Our Business!"

Vac hose lowered into an open manhole on a commercial lot

Vac hose lowered into an open manhole on a commercial lot

Google rating 4.6 from 19 reviews. One restaurant customer wrote that Curtis explained the work and sent photos of the grease trap once it was cleaned. Dispatch: (505) 344-0177, answered 24/7.

Pairs well with

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