Warwickshire hospitality site reduces repeat drainage disruption with a correctly sized grease trap
This case study covers a busy hospitality kitchen in Warwickshire where repeated drainage problems were creating disruption during trading periods. The site already had a grease trap in place, but the unit was too small for the kitchen's actual grease load and the operator was relying on repeated reactive drain jetting to keep things moving.
Site snapshot
Warwickshire hospitality site cuts repeat drainage disruption
An ageing undersized grease trap was allowing repeat backups and regular drain jetting. After a properly sized upgrade, the site stopped seeing the same recurring drainage issue.
What Actem did
The practical next step on site
ACTEM surveyed the site, identified that the existing unit was undersized and showing signs of age, then designed a more practical upgrade around the kitchen layout, sink setup and likely grease output.
The problem on site
What needed sorting
- • Drainage problems were recurring during busy service periods rather than appearing as a one-off issue.
- • The existing grease trap was in place but was too small for the kitchen's actual grease output.
- • The unit was showing signs of age and leakage, which reduced confidence in the setup.
- • The operator had fallen into an expensive reactive cycle of repeated drain jetting just to keep the site operational.
- • Drainage disruption was affecting external service areas and reducing usable customer space.
Work carried out
How Actem approached it
- • Surveyed the site and reviewed the kitchen layout, sink usage and likely grease load.
- • Confirmed that the existing grease trap was undersized for normal trading conditions.
- • Removed the ageing undersized unit and supplied a correctly sized replacement.
- • Installed a 100-litre grease trap to the double-bowl sink arrangement.
- • Carried out flow and access checks and gave practical operating guidance to site staff.
Outcome
What changed afterwards
This is the part most operators care about: what improved on site, what became clearer, and what the next step looked like after the initial work.
Related pages
Useful next steps
Useful if the site already has a grease trap fitted but there are signs it may be the wrong size or no longer working properly.
Useful if the real question is whether the current unit can still be relied on or whether replacement is the better route.
Useful if the problem may come down to sizing rather than cleaning alone.
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If your site has similar pressure points, contact Actem and talk through what is already in place, what is going wrong and what the most practical next step looks like.