Commercial Grease Trap Cleaning & Pumping Services

Clean Baffles, Clear Drains, and Zero Compliance Stress for Vancouver Island Kitchens.

Keep your food service operation running smoothly with professional grease trap cleaning on Vancouver Island. From under-sink traps in local cafés to high-capacity exterior interceptors, First Class Facilities provides scheduled pump-outs, complete wall scraping, and licensed waste disposal with zero hidden fees.

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Complete FOGS Extraction & Deep Trap Sanitation

A quick surface skim doesn’t protect your pipes or satisfy municipal bylaws. Hardened grease settles along the floor and corners of your interceptor, while floating cap grease constricts flow near the baffles. Every First Class Facilities service visit follows a rigorous 4-step cleaning process to restore your trap to 100% capacity:

Complete Vacuum Extraction

We deploy high-vacuum pumping equipment to pull out all floating fats, liquids, and settled bottom sludge. We empty the entire holding capacity — no leftover residue left behind to rot and produce hydrogen sulfide gas.

Wall & Baffle Scraping

Our technicians hand-scrape hardened grease buildup from the interior side walls, cross-baffles, and inlet/outlet tees. We remove structural grease deposits that standard pump-outs miss.

Flow & Component Inspection

We check the physical integrity of your trap, ensuring gaskets, flow control fittings, and crossover baffles are intact and operating properly before sealing the unit.

Licensed Waste Disposal & Log Documentation

All extracted FOGS waste is transported and processed at certified bio-waste facilities in full accordance with local environmental regulations. We provide service records for your kitchen compliance binder.

Pricing

Grease trap cleaning starts at $190 for traps up to 50 gallons within our septic services area. Contact us for volume-based or scheduled maintenance pricing.

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Keep Your Kitchen Running & Compliant

Speak directly with our Duncan-based team for upfront pricing and fast dispatch anywhere from Victoria to Parksville.

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Capital Regional District (CRD) & Vancouver Island Bylaw Compliance

Municipalities across Vancouver Island — including the Capital Regional District (CRD), City of Nanaimo, and Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) — strictly enforce FOG waste regulations. Under regional bylaws, commercial food service facilities are required to maintain grease interceptors so that total oil and grease levels do not exceed 25% of the liquid depth.

Failing to maintain your trap or keep accurate service logs can lead to severe municipal fines, drain line backup liabilities, or forced closure. First Class Facilities keeps your kitchen fully compliant.

  • We maintain complete service logs so you have proof of proper maintenance ready for health inspectors or municipal officers.
  • We use eco-friendly cleaning methods and partner with approved regional waste treatment facilities.
  • We cover a standard 50km service radius from Duncan, serving kitchens in:
  • Greater Victoria & Saanich (Downtown Victoria, Esquimalt, West Shore, Langford, Sidney)
  • Cowichan Valley (Duncan, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, Chemainus, Ladysmith)
  • Nanaimo & Parksville Area (South Nanaimo, Central Nanaimo, Parksville)
Give Us A Call: (250) 710-3191
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Scheduled Maintenance Programs for Every Kitchen

Different kitchens produce vastly different amounts of grease. We build flexible service cycles that keep your business compliant without charging you for unnecessary pump-outs.

Monthly to
Bi-Monthly Service

Ideal for high-volume commercial kitchens, pub fryers, bakeries, and busy casual dining spots running daily fryers and heavy dishwashing lines.

Quarterly Service
(90-Day Cycle)

Standard for medium-volume eateries, bistros, coffee shops with light food prep, and deli counters meeting the standard municipal 25% FOG rule.

On-Demand &
Emergency Service

Fast dispatch for sudden drainage slowdowns, pre-inspection cleanings, or seasonal operations opening up for the summer.

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In most municipalities in British Columbia, grease traps must be cleaned when the combined fat, oil, grease, and solids content reaches 25% of the trap’s total liquid depth or every 90 days, whichever comes first. Busy commercial kitchens may need much more frequent cleaning.

Your local health authority (such as the CRD in Greater Victoria or the Island Health Authority for other parts of Vancouver Island) has specific bylaws that apply to your operation. Non-compliance can result in fines, business disruption, and expensive plumbing repairs. You do not want a grease build up in your system! 
We’ll assess your trap and recommend the right service frequency for your kitchen volume. Every service includes a dated compliance record for your health authority files.

We offer flat-rate grease trap cleaning — the price we quote is the price you pay. No hidden fees, no fuel surcharges, no environmental levies added to the invoice after the fact. 

Pricing depends on the size of your trap, your location, and service frequency. Restaurants on a regular maintenance schedule typically pay less per service than those booking one-off cleans.

Call us for a quote specific to your kitchen. We’re straightforward to deal with and won’t surprise you on the bill.

Yes — every grease trap service includes dated documentation of the service for your health authority compliance records. This certificate records the date, service details, and condition of your trap, and should be kept on site for inspection. 

BC health authorities (CRD, Island Health, and others) require food service operators to maintain records of all grease trap maintenance for a minimum of two years. We handle the paperwork so you don’t have to worry about it during an inspection.

We provide images of every grease trap service. We take the extra time to ensure the grease trap is scraped and cleaned out with fresh water to prolong the life of the grease trap.

A neglected grease trap will back up and when it does, it’s messy, expensive, and potentially business-ending in the short term. A full or overflowing grease trap can push FOG (fats, oils, and grease) into your drain lines and the municipal sewer, causing blockages that cost thousands of dollars to fix.

Beyond the plumbing bill, health authority violations can result in fines or temporary closure orders. We’ve been called out to restaurants where an overflowing trap was discovered the hard way we were able to respond same-day and prevent what could have been a much larger problem.

Regular maintenance is far cheaper than emergency intervention. Call us to get set up on a schedule!

Yes, we service grease traps of all sizes, from small under-counter units in cafés and food trucks to large underground interceptors in commercial kitchens and institutional facilities.

Food trucks are required by most municipalities in BC to have their grease traps maintained in the same way as fixed-location kitchens. If you operate a food truck on Vancouver Island and need a reliable grease trap service, we’re the right call.

Yes, we service grease traps in institutional commercial kitchens across Vancouver Island, including schools, hospitals, care homes, correctional facilities, and municipal buildings.

Institutional kitchens are often higher-volume than restaurant kitchens, which means grease traps fill faster and the consequences of a missed service are more significant. A backup in a hospital or school kitchen isn’t just an inconvenience — it can trigger a health authority inspection, disrupt food service for hundreds of people, and result in expensive emergency repairs.

We work directly with facilities managers, maintenance teams, and contract service coordinators to set up scheduled maintenance programs that fit your operational calendar. We provide dated service records and compliance documentation after every visit, which your health authority will require you to keep on file.
If you manage multiple facilities — for example, a school district with several kitchens across the Cowichan Valley or Greater Victoria — we can coordinate a single service agreement that covers all locations. One call, one invoice, one less thing to think about.

Call us to discuss your facility’s requirements or request a quote.

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No Hidden Fees.
No Call Centres.
Just Clean Traps.

When you reach out to First Class Facilities, you’re talking directly to the local team operating right here on Vancouver Island. We know the roads, we know the local regulations, and we show up on site exactly when we say we will — fully equipped to keep your operations clean, compliant, and running smoothly.

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