Restaurants and commercial kitchens
Grease trap pumping for Rock Hill restaurants
We have pumped grease traps in Rock Hill for more than forty years. Several local kitchens have us on a regular monthly route, and the manifest is on the wall before the inspector ever walks in. Call 803-328-1410 to set up a schedule.
What a real grease trap service looks like
DHEC and the city of Rock Hill require commercial kitchens to pump their grease traps on a regular interval and keep manifests on file. The interval depends on volume. Most full service kitchens land on monthly service. Lower volume kitchens, bakeries, and coffee shops can stretch to quarterly. We help you pick the schedule that keeps the inspector happy and the drain lines clear.
When our truck shows up, we do more than suck out the top liquid. We pump the trap down to the bottom, scrape the walls so the layer of solidified grease comes with us, inspect the inlet and outlet baffles, and replace gaskets or covers if they are torn. Then we deodorize, button it up, and hand you a manifest with the gallons hauled and the disposal site noted. A copy goes on file and a copy stays with you.
We service traps from 50 gallon under-sink units up to 2,000 gallon outdoor in-ground interceptors. Indoor, outdoor, paved over, behind the dumpster, we have probably seen it. Pumping is one piece of FOG control. The other piece is what your team does between visits: scraping plates into the trash instead of the sink, running strainer baskets on every drain, and not pouring fryer oil down the line. We will walk a new account through the basics so the trap does not fill back up the day after we leave.
A few of the kitchens on our route are open seven days a week, so we plan service for the slowest window we can find. If your kitchen runs late on Friday and Saturday, that usually means a Sunday or Monday morning pump. The schedule should bend around your service, not the other way around.
Pricing and timing
We give a clear price on the phone before we roll the truck. Pricing depends on trap size, access, and route. Most kitchens lock in a monthly or quarterly price so the line item is the same every month.
Most jobs are scheduled within 2 to 4 business days. We schedule overnight and early morning pumps for kitchens that cannot stop the line during service hours.
What you get every visit
- +Full pump out, not a skim.
- +Wall scrape and baffle inspection.
- +Gasket replacement if the cover is leaking.
- +Manifest for the health inspector, on the wall.
Frequently asked questions
What is FOG and why does it matter? +
FOG stands for fats, oils, and grease. It is the stuff that congeals in your drain lines and city sewer pipes, and it is the reason DHEC and the city of Rock Hill require restaurants to pump grease traps on a schedule.
What triggers a city fine on a grease trap? +
Missed pumping intervals, no manifest on file, an overflowing trap, or grease showing up in the sewer line. Inspectors usually want to see at least a year of pump tickets when they walk in.
Do you handle outdoor in-ground traps? +
Yes. We pump both indoor under-sink traps and the bigger outdoor in-ground interceptors, from 50 gallon units up to 2,000 gallons. We bring the right hose length for the access.
Do you offer after-hours pumping? +
Yes. Many kitchens want us in after the dinner rush or before the morning prep. We schedule overnight and early morning pumps so the line never stops.
Will you handle the paperwork? +
Every pump comes with a manifest. We leave a copy on site and keep one on file in case the inspector asks. That paper trail is what keeps a kitchen out of trouble.
Get on a grease trap schedule.
Manifest on the wall, line clear, inspector happy.