Are ALL grease traps candidates for pretreatment?
No. Some local laws and regulation do not discriminate between harmful pass-through causing additives and effective biologically induced programs. In playing it safe, this renders all of the grease traps in that area “un-treatable” and frequent pumping becomes the only option. Another factor which attributes to pretreatment candidacy is “Treatability.” Contrary to popular belief, a grease trap is less of a grease-holding box and more of a biologically active grease reduction chamber. Though most of these chambers are incorrectly designed or sized for natural grease reduction, most are capable of proper function through a professionally applied biological treatment program. Still, the design and loading factors must meet the certain requirements for any such pretreatment program to be successful.
