Floor drains backing up or a slow prep sink? We clear commercial kitchen lines, repair what's causing the backup, and work around your service.
Available in: Norfolk, Winchester & Wilmington
In a commercial kitchen, grease is the enemy. It cools, hardens and narrows the line until the drains back up.
Commercial drain cleaning covers kitchen sinks, floor drains, floor sinks, mop sinks and restroom lines, all the way to the main sewer line. Grease traps and interceptors catch fats, oils and grease before they reach the sewer, but only when they're pumped on schedule and working properly.
Our plumbers clear the line with the right drain machine and run a drain camera when a clog keeps coming back. In Wilmington, we also repair and install grease traps, including the lid, baffles and the lines in and out. In Winchester, hydro jetting scours grease off the pipe walls so the line stays clear longer.
Floor drains backing upGrease in the line
Slow prep or three-compartment sinkKitchen branch line
Grease trap smells or overflowsLines in or out blocked
Several drains backing up at onceLikely the main line
Restroom lines cloggedWipes and paper
Same clog every few weeksCamera it first →We clear and repair the lines. Pumping and hauling grease waste is done by a licensed grease hauler.
Kitchen sinks, floor drains, floor sinks, mop sinks, restroom lines and the main line, cleared and tested with running water.
Broken baffles, cracked lids, leaking or blocked inlet and outlet lines, and new grease traps installed.
We don't pump, haul or clean grease traps and interceptors. Your grease hauler keeps them on schedule; we keep the lines flowing.
Most kitchen backups start with what goes down the sink. A few habits make a big difference.
Scrape plates and pans into the trash before they hit the sink. Food solids fill a grease trap fast.
Collect it for your rendering company. Hot grease turns solid a few feet down the line.
Floor drains and sinks catch less food and debris with a strainer in place.
A full trap pushes grease down the line. Book your hauler before it fills about a quarter of the way.
We work around your service, before you open or after you close when we can.
Tell us the site, the problem and who to meet. We quote the trip fee before we book.
A confirmation, then a call or an “on the way” notice before we arrive.
Uniform, ID badge and a marked truck. We check in with your manager and work around your customers.
The cause, explained in plain English, with your options.
A written price before work starts. Larger jobs get a written commercial estimate.
Photos of the problem and the finished work come with your invoice.
Written prices, photos with every invoice and invoice terms for approved commercial accounts.
If a line keeps backing up, something is causing it. We'll show you what.
Most kitchen backups are grease and food in the line. We clear it, test it with running water and get you back to service.
Broken baffles, a cracked lid, or a sagging or damaged line keep causing backups.
We camera the line, then repair or replace what's failing, scheduled around your hours.
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Call your local branch. We'll work around your service.
Timing, grease traps and what we do.
No. We don't pump, haul or clean grease traps or interceptors; a licensed grease hauler does that. We clear the kitchen drain lines, and our Wilmington branch repairs and installs grease traps.
Yes. Tell us your hours when you book, and we'll schedule around them when we can. For an urgent backup, call your local branch and we'll tell you how soon we can get there.
Hydro jetting is offered by our Winchester branch. In Norfolk and Wilmington, our plumbers clear kitchen lines with drain machines and can inspect them with a camera.
A grease trap is a smaller unit near the sink, usually indoors, that needs pumping often. A grease interceptor is a large in-ground tank, usually outside, that holds more and is pumped less often.
Every invoice lists what we did and includes photos, which you can keep with your maintenance records.
Yes. Beyond drains, our plumbers fix kitchen and hand sinks, pre-rinse sprayers, water heaters, gas lines to cooking equipment and restroom fixtures. See commercial plumbing.
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