In 1857, the city of Charleston built a sewer system constructed of wood and brick. Designed level with no slope, it was 2.6 miles long and capped at each end with tide gates so sea water could flush the pipes at high tide.
Read more →Ideally, drainage will run through your grease trap without any trouble, unless there’s a clog, at which point nothing will get through. Fortunately, a commercial plumbing pro knows how to deal with commercial-grade grease traps to keep everything flowing smoothly.
Read more →The house lateral system was conceived in the 1850s, but it describes the most common sewer system structure used today. The term can be misleading, because it refers to the sewer pipe that connects every commercial building and house to the sewer mainline buried under the street.
Read more →Regular grease trap cleaning and emptying will help keep your grease trap working for a long time, but the grease can eventually get so built up that it needs to be replaced. Don’t worry. A commercial plumbing pro can install a new grease trap quickly.
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