The Baffling Requirement for Baffles

I am always baffled when I see a requirement for baffles in an interceptor. Why are they required and do they actually improve...

Selecting HGI's by Flow Rate Alone Isn't Enough

The American Society of Plumbing Engineers is currently working on edits to their four published Data Books. In case you may not be...

The Grease Co-Op Model (Tempe)

If you've met David McNeil or attended one of his presentations then you know how passionate he is about his city's FOG program. David is...

World War II's Effect on Grease Interceptors

As the United States came out of the Great Depression in the late 1930’s it was in fact the war raging in Europe that provided an almost...

Is Lard Still an Appropriate Media for Testing Grease Interceptors?

Why do we still use pork lard for testing and rating hydromechanical grease interceptors? There are so many different oils used in...

What is Air Entrainment?

Once in a while somebody makes a statement of "fact" that gives me pause and makes me want to write a blog post about it. Yes, I think...

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