Pumped and cleaned before it costs you a service
A grease interceptor catches fats, oils and grease before they reach the sewer. As it fills, its capacity to do that drops, and the grease that gets past it hardens in the line downstream. A full interceptor is a slow kitchen drain, an odor in the dining room and, eventually, a backup during service or an inspection finding.
Servicing it on a schedule set by the kitchen's volume keeps the interceptor and the line clear. The visit is booked around your hours, not ours.
What grease interceptor service includes
Pumping, cleaning and the paperwork the municipality wants.
- Pumping and cleaning of the interceptor, including the walls, baffles and outlet
- Inspection of the interceptor, the inlet and the outlet line
- Jetting of the kitchen line downstream where grease has built up
- Service records for municipal compliance
What the appointment looks like
Set the interval
The interceptor's size and the kitchen's volume set how often it needs service. That is agreed up front.
A written scope and price
The service and its cost in writing, with a schedule that avoids your service hours.
The visit
The interceptor is pumped and cleaned, the baffles and outlet checked, and the line jetted if it needs it.
The record
You receive a service record for each visit, ready for the municipality's inspection.
Three situations cover most calls
Interceptor service is scoped by the unit and the schedule.
A single service
One pump-and-clean visit for an interceptor that is due.
A scheduled program
Service at a set interval, with records kept for compliance.
Service with a line clean
The interceptor pumped and the kitchen line jetted in the same visit.
When to call for grease interceptor service
- A kitchen drain that is slowing
- Odors near the interceptor or in the dining room
- Grease visible at the outlet or in the line
- A municipal notice about interceptor maintenance
- No service record for the last interval
- A backup during service in the last year
Why customers call us for this
- Scheduled around your service
- Visits are booked for the hours the kitchen is closed.
- The line, not just the tank
- The interceptor and the line it protects are serviced together, so the grease that got past it does not become the next call.
- Records kept
- A service record every visit, so a municipal inspection is a formality.
Customers on this service
Jose and Eddie cleared a heavily clogged 2” kitchen line and took the time to ensure it was completely clean before they wrapped up. The camera inspection confirmed the quality of their work. Their pricing is competitive, they're honest, and the workmanship is excellent.
Robert G. · via Google I wish we would never have to call you, but we did, and thank you so much for honest work, price and service! Highly recommend you to all.
Cafe Dacha · via Google Had great response time. Good employee, knowledgeable got job done in good time
Stuart M. · via Google Had the plumbing emergency on a Friday! Arghh! No worries. CAPPS was called in the morning and by noon Kyle and his partner were there to resolve the issue. Within an hour all was completed and fixed. Very friendly and professional. I will call them again!
julia K. · via Google Sean was the guy that came by and was respectful, knowledgeable, and professional. Was up front with the quote and potential things that can increase the price based on what he couldn't see. Highly recommended. This is my second time using them for two separate things. One was sump pump issue.
Anthony E. · via Google Had an emergency very good service at night after hours by Capps highly recommend
Nina D. · via Google
Often booked alongside grease interceptor service
The work most often scoped on the same visit. Every one comes with a written quote before anything starts.
- 01Fire Hydrant Repair & MaintenanceProperly working fire hydrants are paramount to the safety of your property in Wheeling, IL.
- 02Basin Repair & InstallationMaintaining the plumbing system in your commercial property is crucial for the smooth operation of your business or association.
- 03Scheduled drain maintenanceContracted intervals that prevent the backup
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