Commercial and Restaurant Plumbing in San Clemente, CA
Restaurants, offices, retail, and multi unit property. Open 24 hours, because backups do not keep business hours.
Grease Trap Keeps Backing Up?
When a restaurant's grease trap keeps backing up, the trap is often not the whole problem. The lines running into and out of it coat with grease, and a trap that is overdue for pumping lets grease pass further down the line. Hummel Plumbing clears and hydro jets commercial kitchen lines in San Clemente, camera inspects them to find what keeps causing the backup, and repairs damaged sections, 24 hours a day, so a backup at closing time does not turn into a closure the next morning. Call (949) 505-9828.
Why Grease Traps Keep Backing Up
- The interceptor is full and overdue for pumping, so grease passes through into the line beyond it
- The line from the sinks and dish machine to the trap is coated with hardened grease
- The line leaving the trap is choked with grease that got past it
- A cracked or settled section of line where grease collects and builds
More than one of these is often at work at the same time, which is why pumping the trap without clearing the lines, or clearing the lines while the trap stays full, just resets the clock.
What We Do About It
We clear the backup first so the kitchen can run. Then we hydro jet the lines, which scours grease off the pipe wall instead of punching a hole through it, and run a camera to see whether any section is cracked, offset, or holding water. Damaged sections get repaired.
Restaurant drain lines take a beating from grease and daily volume, and hydro jetting on a schedule beats an emergency closure on a Saturday night. We can look at your line and recommend a jetting schedule based on what is actually building up in it.
Commercial Plumbing Across San Clemente
In San Clemente our focus is commercial plumbing. We keep restaurants, offices, retail spaces, and multi unit properties running, from the shops along Avenida Del Mar to the business parks near Talega and the units off Calle de los Molinos. Beyond drains, that means commercial water heaters, gas lines for kitchens and tenant improvements, and fixture repairs.
For owners and property managers, we can send license and insurance documentation for your vendor file, and we explain what we found and what it will cost in plain terms before the work starts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from San Clemente customers.