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Aqua Mundus Is Your Partner for Effective and Efficient Grease Management

Our engineers travel far and wide to ensure our clients never have to worry about their grease management solutions. As such, we’re able to bring you a range of diverse and bespoke case studies from all across the UK. To supplement this, we’ve also asked our grease trap experts to provide advice and guidance on a range of topics.

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The Ultimate Grease Trap Inspection Checklist: Keep Your System Compliant and Efficient

A grease trap is an essential piece of kit for commercial hot food kitchens, and they’re even required by law. This is due to the risks

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Do All Restaurants Need a Grease Trap? Legal Requirements Explained

There’s a lot to think about when you own or manage a restaurant and its busy kitchen. Aside from the day-to-day need to ensure your customers

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Do Grease Traps Smell? Causes, Solutions & How to Stop Grease Trap Odours

Grease traps are found in all commercial kitchens and settings where fats, oils and grease (FOGs) are produced. Sometimes, they will begin to smell pretty bad,

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Grease Trap Cleaning Costs UK: Explained

Grease traps need cleaning and pumping regularly to ensure they function properly and protect the sewer systems and environment from contamination. The cost to clean a

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When Do You Need a Grease Trap?

Requirements for Cafes, Restaurants & Commercial Kitchens You may have heard the term ‘grease trap’, sometimes also known as a ‘grease interceptor’ or a ‘fat trap’,

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Grease Trap Ventilation: Why It’s Crucial

In commercial hot food kitchens up and down the United Kingdom, the installation and maintenance of grease traps is non-negotiable – they are a legal requirement

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What Is a Grease Trap? The Ultimate Guide

If you work in any industry that provides catering, like a commercial kitchen, office catering, restaurants, hotels, events hosting, healthcare or educational institutions, it’s vital that

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Grease Trap vs. Grease Interceptor: What’s the Difference?

Fats, oils and grease (FOG) are produced every day in settings with a commercial kitchen, and the only way to tackle the damage FOG can cause

A large silver, industrial kitchen with a large fridge and several cookers.

Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG Definition & Disposal)

FOG – or Fats, Oils and Grease – is a term used to describe the material that makes up Fatbergs in drains and sewers. Simply put,

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Haven Thorpe Park Holiday Park

Haven Thorpe Park is a popular holiday resort on the North Lincolnshire Coast. The site operates multiple foodservice establishments across the park for guests.

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What is a CCTV Drain Survey, and Does Your Business Need One?

Drainage problems like blockages, leaks and scale build up can be a big issue. One, they can cause significant disruption to operations, and they can also

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Is it Safe to Put Coffee Grounds Down the Sink?

Coffee grounds are a fact of life in cafés, restaurants and commercial kitchens, and often in enormous quantities. You likely know that fats, oils and grease

Two Aqua Mundus engineers carrying out some grease management work on-site. One engineer is holding some black tubing.

How to Dissolve Grease in a Grease Trap: 7 Steps

Grease traps do an important job in any commercial kitchen, but over time they can become clogged with fat, oil and food residue. When this happens,

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Grease Trap Not Draining? Try These 7 Simple Fixes

Grease traps range in size and style from small, basic units to complex, automatic and even underground systems. If there’s one thing they share in common,

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How Often Should a Grease Trap Be Emptied? A Must-Know Guide for Businesses

Installing a grease trap and keeping it in full working order is a legal requirement for hot food kitchens in the UK. Across the many makes