grease traps for multifamily

[BSSTG]

Greetings all,

Has anyone ever heard of requiring grease traps for mutlifamily kitchens?

My boss was asking me about that a minute ago. I told her it would run the cost of the buildings up a bit as the kitchens would have to be run through the trap separate from everything else and that I had never heard of it. She was telling me she had heard rumors of that type of requirement in the central Tx area somewhere. We are having fits with grease clogs generated from apartments. Too much chicken and fish grease going down the drain dontchaknow? We are fixing to have a massive R1 built here. It's an interesting question I guess.

BSSTG

 

[fatboy]

Nope, never heard of it.

 

[cda]

might be one of those "keep Austin weird" things.

 

[north star]

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BSSTG,

What codes are you using ?.....Section 1003.1 [ in the `06 IPC ] could be

a justification if your city's decision makers wanted to, however, Section

1003.3.3 states "A grease interceptor or an automatic grease removal device

shall not be required for individual dwelling units or any private living

quarters."

If your jurisdiction is already having problems with F.O.G. wastes in your

drainage systems, ...they could amend this code section to now require

an approved device be installed.....This amendement could go in to effect

immediately !

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[mark handler]

It would be a nightmare and would cause all kinds of extra plumbing

Toilet waste would not be able to flow into it

Someone is not thinking

 

[BSSTG]

It would be a nightmare and would cause all kinds of extra plumbingToilet waste would not be able to flow into it

Someone is not thinking

I agree for sure. However, our problems are so extreme the powers that be may well be receptive to requiring grease traps on new construction R1 just for the kitchen sinks. I'm not adovcating it, just looking into it as requested.

BSSTG

 

[cda]

Maybe call texas state plumbing to see if they know of any

 

[peach]

maybe not an all bad idea, but not currently required.

 

[Mech]

You could look at individual grease interceptors for each kitchen sink, if you do not think maintenance would be a problem. Or maybe gang a group of kitchen sinks together and send the waste through centrally located grease interceptors and then pipe those to the sanitary system?

 

[mark handler]

You could look at individual grease interceptors for each kitchen sink, if you do not think maintenance would be a problem. Or maybe gang a group of kitchen sinks together and send the waste through centrally located grease interceptors and then pipe those to the sanitary system?

oh ya thats what I want in my kitchen

I think it will be a problem....

 

[Mech]

Mmmmm . . .

Actually, no. Keep it out of my kitchen.

 

[pwood]

looks like the french fry cooker at burger king! Yummm

 

[mark handler]

looks like the french fry cooker at burger king! Yummm

No just a grease trap in a kitchen, now you know why people get sick at some food joints….

And why California health departments do not allow “in kitchen” grease traps anymore…