Grease Trap Emergencies

Herring knows how to handle your grease trap emergencies!

True Story - Herring got a call to pump a small inside grease trap. When our driver arrived and opened the tank, he found only 3 inches of grease in the small inside grease trap. When Herring inspected the tank, which should have been at operational level, there was a huge hole in the bottom of the tank that led into the basement/crawl space below. It turns out that for an undetermined amount of time (they suspect years), the grease trap has been dumping directly below all the rental units in the building. Herring has never seen so many officials on site, including City Engineers, Board of Health inspectors and officials from various organizations . This was not a normal situation, but it is definite proof that small problems should not be ignored and regular maintenance should not be put off. The only symptom these people had was an odor, because things were flowing. This was a very costly situation that could have been avoided. They have lost a business, face possible condemnation of their building and potential city fines.