Whether your Dublin kitchen has a slow under-sink trap, an interceptor due for pumping or an inspection on the calendar, one call to (614) 858-3919 connects you with an independent provider serving Dublin. Enter your ZIP code at the short prompt and you will be routed to someone who covers your address.
Grease traps and Dublin’s food service businesses
Dublin's restaurants cluster on both banks of the Scioto River. Historic Dublin sits on the west bank, and across the river Bridge Park, a mixed-use district that began construction in 2016, adds restaurants, offices and apartments along with a North Market location of about 15 vendors. Chain dining fills the Sawmill Road corridor and the areas around the I-270 interchanges.
Old and new buildings need different kinds of service. Current Columbus code requires every new grease interceptor to serve only one food service operation, so newer restaurant space like Bridge Park's tends to have a tank for each kitchen. Historic Dublin's older buildings often have kitchens fitted into spaces never designed for them, with small indoor traps that need grease trap cleaning as well as routine pumping.
Dublin contracts with Columbus for sewer service, so Dublin food service operations follow the Columbus FOG Reduction Program, including a written grease management plan and a cleaning log for each interceptor. Volume spikes around big events. The Dublin Irish Festival draws more than 100,000 visitors to Coffman Park on the first weekend of August, and kitchens that cater or serve festival crowds may want a pump-out booked just before and after.
Grease trap services in Dublin
Providers serving Dublin handle grease trap pumping for indoor traps, deeper grease trap cleaning when buildup returns, and grease interceptor pumping and grease interceptor cleaning for in-ground tanks. Describe your setup when you call and the provider can recommend the right service.
Dublin grease trap requirements
- Local authority
- Dublin contracts with Columbus for sewer service, so the Columbus FOG Reduction Program, run by Columbus Water & Power, applies.
- Pumping interval
- Columbus does not set one interval for every kitchen. Cleaning should follow the manufacturer's instructions and how fast grease builds up, and new or remodeled kitchens need interceptors designed to go no more than 30 days between services for concrete units, or 90 days for units made of materials that resist degradation.
- Fullness limit
- The city recommends cleaning when an interceptor nears 25 percent of its capacity, before it goes past that point. Every cleaning must remove the entire contents.
- Records
- Keep a written FOG Best Management Plan and a cleaning log for each interceptor on site, for at least three years. The hauler must record the date, the grease and solids removed and the condition after every cleaning.
Serving Dublin and nearby
The same number reaches providers serving nearby cities, including Shawnee Hills, Powell, Worthington and Hilliard. Businesses with more than one location can call once per site and enter each ZIP code. See all Columbus-area service areas.
Dublin grease trap questions
How often do Dublin restaurants need grease trap pumping?
It depends on trap size, menu and volume, along with local requirements. Columbus does not set one interval for every kitchen. Cleaning should follow the manufacturer's instructions and how fast grease builds up, and new or remodeled kitchens need interceptors designed to go no more than 30 days between services for concrete units, or 90 days for units made of materials that resist degradation. A provider can measure your trap and suggest a schedule.
Do providers serving Dublin handle in-ground interceptors?
Many do. Tell the provider whether you have an indoor trap or an outdoor interceptor, and its size if you know it, so they can confirm they have the right equipment. Call to check availability.
Who will I be speaking to when I call?
A short automated prompt asks for your ZIP code, then routes your call to an independent grease trap service provider covering Dublin. We are a connection service and do not perform the work. The provider you speak with sets the price, schedule and terms.