Grease Trap Cleaning
Grease trap cleaning, grease trap pumping and grease interceptor service for Philadelphia restaurants and food businesses, on schedule or 24/7.
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Commercial drain and plumbing
Restaurant Drain Service in Philadelphia
When the kitchen floor drain backs up mid service, you need a crew now. We clear restaurant grease lines, floor and trench drains and restrooms 24/7 so you can keep serving.
Open 24/7Emergency drain service
Camera ProofSee inside your line
Fully Insured7 years in business
Upfront PricingQuote before work starts
Quick answer: We answer 24/7 and dispatch the nearest available technician as soon as you call. Arrival depends on traffic and where you are, so we give you a realistic window on the phone. Once on site, most restaurant floor drain backups are cleared in a single visit, and we camera the line before we leave.
Restaurant drains face a daily mix that home drains never see: hot grease, food scraps, starch, coffee grounds, mop water and heavy dish machine flow. Kitchen grease lines coat with fat, floor drains collect debris, trench drains fill with sludge, and restrooms take a beating from a full dining room. When one of those lines fails during service, it can shut the kitchen down. Fullerton Plumbing provides restaurant drain service across Philadelphia and the suburbs, 24 hours a day, including the late nights and weekends when restaurants are busiest.
We clear the immediate clog first so you can get back to service. Then we look at why it happened. Kitchen grease lines usually need hydro jetting, because a cable only pokes a hole in hardened grease. We camera the line to check for sags, scale and broken pipe, and we can pair line jetting with grease trap cleaning on the same visit. Many restaurants put their kitchen lines on a regular jetting schedule after the first call. You get an upfront quote before work starts and we clean up before your staff comes back in.
Know the warning signs
Signs Your Restaurant Needs Drain Service
- Kitchen floor drains back up when the dish machine drains.
- Trench drains hold standing water or smell sour.
- Three compartment sinks drain slowly during prep.
- Grease or debris comes up through a floor drain.
- Customer restrooms clog often on busy nights.
- Sewer odor in the kitchen or basement storage area.
What is included
What Our Restaurant Drain Service Service Covers
- Kitchen grease line cleaning and hydro jetting
- Floor drain and trench drain cleaning
- Three compartment sink and dish machine drain lines
- Customer and staff restroom drain clearing
- Sewer camera inspection of kitchen lines and main
- Coordination with grease trap cleaning
How it works
Our Restaurant Drain Service Process
Fast Response
Tell us which drains are backing up and when it started. We dispatch the nearest available technician, any hour. On arrival we check the affected fixtures, the grease trap and the cleanouts so we know whether the problem is a single kitchen line or the building main.
Clear the Clog
We open the blockage with the right tool for the line. Floor drains and restroom lines often clear with a cable machine. Kitchen grease lines and mains get hydro jetting, which cuts through hardened grease and flushes it out so the pipe flows at full size.
Camera the Line
With the line running, we camera it so you can see what is inside: leftover grease, scale in old cast iron, a belly where grease collects, or a cracked section. That tells you whether this was a one time clog or a repeat problem.
Keep It Running
We recommend a jetting interval for your kitchen lines and, if needed, a grease trap cleaning schedule. Planned service happens before you open or after you close, which is far easier on your staff and guests than an emergency during dinner.
Philadelphia plumbing
Restaurant Drain Service Across Philadelphia Dining Corridors
Philadelphia restaurants are packed into some of the oldest buildings in the city. In Center City, kitchens sit in basements of converted townhouses and old commercial buildings. South Philly and East Passyunk run dense strips of restaurants in former rowhome storefronts. Fishtown and Northern Liberties have kitchens built into old industrial and rowhome buildings, Chinatown has heavy volume kitchens in tight older buildings, and Manayunk Main Street sits on a hillside above the Schuylkill. Many of these places drain through original cast iron and clay laterals that were never meant for commercial grease loads.
Old pipe catches grease faster and has more places for it to settle, like offset joints and sagging runs. Tight basements and shared walls also make access harder. We are used to working in narrow rowhome basements and busy kitchens, and we plan around your hours whenever we can.
Pricing
What Affects the Cost of Restaurant Drain Service
The total depends on which line is clogged, what is in it and how easy it is to reach. A single floor drain costs less than jetting a full kitchen grease line to the main. Hardened grease takes more time than a soft clog. Access through tight basements, missing cleanouts and long runs matter too. After hours emergency calls, camera inspection and grease trap service on the same visit change the total. We give you an upfront quote before any work starts.
Call (518) 776-7838 for an upfront quote. We answer 24/7 and explain the price before any work starts.
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Recent Drain and Sewer Jobs
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Local service
Restaurant Drain Service Near You
We provide restaurant drain service across Philadelphia and Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties.
FAQ
Restaurant Drain Service Questions, Answered
We answer 24/7 and dispatch the nearest available technician as soon as you call. Arrival depends on traffic and where you are, so we give you a realistic window on the phone. Once on site, most restaurant floor drain backups are cleared in a single visit, and we camera the line before we leave.
Grease cools and hardens on the inside of kitchen drain pipes in layers. A drain cable punches a hole through it, but the grease left on the pipe wall catches more within weeks. Hydro jetting uses high pressure water to scour the wall clean and flush grease out, so restaurant kitchen lines stay open much longer.
Many busy kitchens benefit from jetting every three to six months, and high volume fryer kitchens may need it more often. The right interval depends on menu, volume, grease trap upkeep and pipe condition. We camera the line after the first jetting and set a schedule based on how fast grease returns.
Yes. We clean trench drains, floor sinks and floor drains, removing sludge, food debris and grease, and clearing the lines below them. These drains collect a lot of solids in a busy kitchen, so they often need attention between grease trap cleanings. We can service them on the same visit as kitchen line jetting.
Yes. We work in restaurants across South Philly, East Passyunk, Fishtown, Center City, Chinatown and Manayunk, many of them in old rowhome or storefront buildings. These often have tight basements, old cast iron and clay laterals and limited cleanouts. We bring compact equipment and plan the job around your service hours.
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Hydro Jetting detailsNeed restaurant drain service today?
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