Grease Trap Cleaning — How It Works

What a Proper Cleaning Includes

A grease trap (or interceptor) catches fats, oils, and grease before they leave your kitchen for the city sewer. Dallas requires it pumped by a licensed hauler at least every 90 days — and "pumped" means the whole thing, not a skim.

Our pump-out, step by step

• Measure — we check grease and solids levels to confirm service is due
• Full pump-out — 100% of contents removed, per Dallas code (not a partial skim)
• Scrape-down — walls and baffles scraped clean so the trap works at full capacity
• Inspect — we check baffles, lids, and gaskets for damage and flag issues
• Manifest — signed paperwork documenting the service, for your 3-year file

Why "licensed hauler" matters

Dallas City Code §19-126.2(c) is specific: pump-outs must be performed by a licensed hauler, at minimum every 90 days, with 100% of contents removed and manifests kept for 3 years. An unlicensed "cleaning" doesn't count — and won't protect you in an inspection.