Job Summary: Grease Pumping in Palmyra, PA

Our family's been servicing commercial grease traps/tanks in Lancaster, York and Lebanon County, PA for over 60 years. It's our goal is to provide the best rates and the best service, whether you need grease pumping, grease tank cleaning, commercial septic pumping, or a real estate septic inspection. We regularly provide grease trap cleaning in Palmyra, PA for Funcks's Restaurant and we thought we'd share a few grease removal tips for business owners. If you've got grease waste to dispose of, take some notes. And if you're ready to schedule your next grease trap/tank cleaning, contact us today for a quote.

How Often Should We Empty Our Grease Trap?
It's a general rule of thumb that a trap should be emptied after it's one-fourth of the way full of FOGS (fats, oils, grease and solids). That may seem often, but after the trap has filled to that point it is no longer able to do its job effectively - meaning that the grease and oils you’re supposed to keep out of the pipes can start to escape. When your grease trap stops doing its job, your chances of a blockage or back-up begin to increase which can be major trouble for your restaurant.

Establishing a Maintenance Plan
Once you figure out how quickly your grease trap reaches "full" (one-fourth of the way full of FOGS) you can set up a regular maintenance plan with us. Most restaurants need to be serviced every one to three months. If you find your restaurant is filling up your grease trap faster than once a month, it’s probably time to look at getting a bigger grease trap to meet your business' needs.

There are various factors that can increase the cost of your grease trap/tank pumping and most can be avoided with regular maintenance.

Things that can lead to a more costly tank cleaning include:

• Heavy solids
  Heavy solids in your tank can increase disposal costs for us, and emptying a tank with built-up solids can mean we're on the job much longer than expected.
• A blockage in the line
  If your grease tank becomes too full, fats, oils grease and solids can cause a blockage in the line, requiring high pressure jetting to resolve. We're happy to provide same day jetting and 24/7 emergency service but it does come at a premium.