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Grease trap odour control systems

Grease trap odour control with the Garbage Doctor® neutralises the strong, pungent smell of a grease trap or grease arrestor at the source, 24/7, with a fragrance around the trap if you'd like one.

Grease traps often give off a strong, pungent smell, in restaurants, food courts and hotel kitchens, and they differ greatly in size and design. So the system we recommend depends on the type of grease trap or grease arrestor you have, whether the trap is above or below ground, and the space around the trap.

A Garbage Doctor odour control system on a block wall beside an above-ground grease arrestor, with white PVC pipework running from the machine to the grease trap

How the Garbage Doctor® is installed

Our technicians mount the Garbage Doctor on a wall as close as possible to the trap, and pipe the ozone evenly into the area around the trap or, on some sites, into the grease trap itself. The aim is to neutralise the grease odour as close as possible to the source, before the odour can spread. Where the odour is a problem, we can also release a fragrance into the wider area outside the targeted ozone, which helps a great deal.

Grease traps can be quite site specific, so we recommend sending us photos or a video of yours first for the best guidance. For advice and a quote, free of obligation, call 1300-ODOURS (1300 636 877). Our technicians work throughout Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Airlie Beach, Tweed and Auckland.

See how the Duo is installed at a grease trap

This example shows the Garbage Doctor Duo at an above-ground grease trap, or grease arrestor. Tap a number to zoom in on each part of the process.

A grease trap room with the Garbage Doctor Duo installedA grease trap room drawn in three dimensions: an above-ground grease trap, or grease arrestor, against the wall, with a window cut in the trap's front showing the sludge, the water and the grease floating on the water. The Garbage Doctor Duo is on the wall beside the grease trap; grey conduit carries ozone along the wall above the trap, with small holes over the trap, and odour rising from the trap breaks down where the ozone meets the odour. A small blue hose runs along the wall to the scent tank by the door, and a soft fragrance rises from the tank's short pipe and spreads into the room.O3O3O3O3O3O3O3O3O3

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  1. Stainless steel, mounted on the wall as close as possible to the grease trap. Inside, UV lamps turn a small amount of the air's oxygen into ozone. The main unit also holds the scenting controls, which are connected to the scent tank.

  2. Grey PVC conduit runs along the wall above the grease trap, with small holes to release the ozone just above the trap, the same way as over garbage bins. Targeting the ozone at the source neutralises the grease odour before the odour can spread.

  3. A grease trap, or grease arrestor, holds back the fats, oils and grease from a kitchen's waste water: the grease floats on the water and the solids settle on the bottom. The grease trap's strong, pungent smell escapes around the lids, where the ozone above the trap meets the smell.

  4. Mounted on the wall by the door, away from the trap, and connected to the main unit by a small blue hose. The tank holds your choice of fragrance.

  5. The scent tank sends a scented vapour out of a short pipe on top, into the wider area outside the targeted ozone, which helps a great deal where the odour is a problem.

Grease trap installation examples

Garbage Doctor on the wall of a grease trap room, beside the trap's white vent pipes
Garbage Doctor high on the wall of a grease trap room, above a green above-ground grease arrestor
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Talk to us about your building

Call 1300-ODOURS (1300 636 877), or send us photos of your grease trap, and we'll recommend the right system.

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