Grease/fat trap for kitchen drain?

degsie

Hi,
Just wondering if there is something I could use in an external domestic kitchen drain to catch fat/grease deposits? Spent an hour unblocking the drain which resulted in retrieving a load of lovely white chalky fat deposits. The drain is approx 6" X 6" with the box part also being 6" deep. Is there something I can pop in there to catch the grease/fat?

Ardent

Sorry, this doesn't address your question in the way you want but....don't pour grease down your drains??

drunkmonkey

Is it going into a septic tank? You could put in a grease trap but there a pain in the ass, we put one in and had to take it out again.

WildWater

I don't know of anything that you can put in without significant effort. We have this set-up.

http://www.jfccivils.com/domestic-grease-trap/

Does what it says on the tin but cleaning it out is not a pleasant task. :eek:

I'm with Ardent on the whole 'don't pour grease down the sink'. That will definitely help a lot but it may not be sufficient to prevent future blockages.

degsie

Ardent wrote: »

Sorry, this doesn't address your question in the way you want but....don't pour grease down your drains??

The thing is we don't! The drain is for the kitchen sink and dishwasher. Any bulky oils or fat are disposed of via kitchen paper and into domestic waste.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Is it going into a septic tank? You could put in a grease trap but there a pain in the ass, we put one in and had to take it out again.

Not going to a septic tank.

WildWater wrote: »

I don't know of anything that you can put in without significant effort. We have this set-up.

http://www.jfccivils.com/domestic-grease-trap/

Does what it says on the tin but cleaning it out is not a pleasant task. :eek:

I'm with Ardent on the whole 'don't pour grease down the sink'. That will definitely help a lot but it may not be sufficient to prevent future blockages.

Again, we don't purposely put any great amount of grease down the sink, just builds up over time I guess. Just thought there might be something we could slip down into the opening to catch the greasy stuff. Guess not!

Thanks all for the replies.


Bonus pic, this is what I got out of the pipework...lovely...

antoinolachtnai

Put in something like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYDRA-GREASE-TRAP-LxWxH-Domestic/dp/B007CY7WGC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=domestic+grease+trap&qid=1556552500&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

There are other options too.

You could make something similar yourself for less money.

degsie

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

Put in something like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYDRA-GREASE-TRAP-LxWxH-Domestic/dp/B007CY7WGC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=domestic+grease+trap&qid=1556552500&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

There are other options too.

You could make something similar yourself for less money.

Thanks for the suggestion, don't fancy digging up the side of the house though. I invested in a set of rods, so the odd clear-out will do for now.

antoinolachtnai

You could put that under the sink (best to avoid freezing I suppose) or on the drain outside. You wouldn't put it underground.

If you have a power washer, you can get a jetting attachment for it. The advantage of this is it takes a lot less hard labour than the rods.

Ardent

degsie wrote: »

Bonus pic, this is what I got out of the pipework...lovely...

Yack! Now you have me scared - please tell this is years of build up.

degsie

Ardent wrote: »

Yack! Now you have me scared - please tell this is years of build up.

Yeah, it's over quite a bit of time. Plan to do an annual clear now that I have rods.

shane b

There is a thing called a Rhino wet waste interceptor that can be fitted under the sink. There is a sock filter that can be changed when required. http://rhinofiltration.com/language/en/about/.
It was installed in an apartment block I was living in in Clane Co.kildare. We were told it was part of the planning required at the time so all the apartments in the block had one. have never seen anything like it since nor do I know anywhere that would stock it.