# EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST

## Grease Trap Backup

### GENERAL PREPARATION

- Avoid any and all debris from entering the plumbing system by covering all floor drains with grate covers and closing those grate covers before the kitchen floors are cleaned.
- If the restaurant is low-volume with older pipes and plumbing, ask a vendor to perform line cabling as part of your preventative maintenance.
- If you do not currently have a grease trap preventative maintenance plan and are an 86 Repairs customer, contact your Account Manager to get it set up.
- Clean small grease traps that are contained inside the restaurant every other week.
- Ensure large grease traps that are outside the restaurant are cleaned once a quarter through a local vendor.
- If the restaurant is high-volume and has newer pipes and plumbing, ask a vendor to perform line jetting twice per year.

### DURING A BACKUP

- Stop water flow to avoid additional pressure on the drains.
- Open windows and doors to vent any unpleasant odors outside.
- Try using a metal drain snake, plunger, and/or wet vac to clear the clog.