How To Clean Kitchen Hood’s Grease Trap

A range hood is a handy tool for keeping your kitchen smelling clean, but grease and smoke can collect in the hood if it's not cleaned on a regular basis. Here are some tips on how to clean a range hood's grease trap:

 1. Always Use an Upgraded Grease Trap 

If your hood has a grease trap, it needs to be an upgraded model. That's because grease won't flow directly to the drain of a standard kitchen sink, but the grease needs to be captured in a larger pipe before it goes through the drain. Grease traps collect grease in the plumbing that runs between the range hood and the kitchen sink. An upgraded grease trap has three main parts: the trap itself, a cover plate, and a catch pan. The trap is where the grease goes. The cover plate keeps debris out of the trap. The catch pan collects the grease and sends it through the pipes. If your kitchen sink is under the hood, you may need to modify the plumbing in the basement. The pipes need to be made from heavier material to support the weight of the drain. If your basement is under the kitchen, you'll have to drill through the concrete floor in order to get pipes that big. You can do this safely if you do it in an area that is not being used for anything else. (You may have to remove the cement around the basement's pipes, too.) If you're remodeling your kitchen, you can put in an upgraded grease trap and cover plate. This is an easy job and shouldn't cost you more than a hundred bucks or so.

 2. Have a Small, Waterproof Catchpan 

If your grease trap has a catch pan, it needs to be smaller than the ones pictured here. That's because the pan has to go into your sink. It can't be the same size as your sink. Instead of a single pan, make your sink bigger and have it come up to the edge of the range hood. Or if you already have a sink, have a larger pan above it. Whatever the case may be, the pan needs to be made from a non-corrodible material. This is so it can't rust and become a big, sticky mess. Use this guide to find the right size pan for your project. 

3. Change the Pan Flush Out Often

 When you see water in your grease trap, it's not actually coming from the pan itself. Your traps have a grease vent that runs over the pan. The vent should be high enough so that the water that runs down it doesn't reach the pan. You may have to adjust the vents to keep them high enough to prevent water from going into the pan. This may mean moving them around to different places on your hood. 

4. Use a Grease Trap Cleaner Before You Clean the Grease Trap 

There are a couple of ways to clean your grease trap. The first way is by soaking it in a degreasing solution. If your oven has a pre-dusted, degreased pan, you won't need this step. Instead, you can follow a few additional steps to make sure your grease trap is as clean as it can be. The next thing you need to do is fill the trap with water and wait for it to drain. Your trap should flush out in around an hour. Then, use a little ammonia to help with the greasy film that's already on the trap.

 5. Use an Exacto Knife to Cut Through the Material 

While some people may consider using a razor knife or just scraping with a spoon to get your grease trap clean, this isn't the best way. Your grease trap has a lot of small ridges on it. You need to be careful when cutting through it to get it clean.

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