Section 1003 Interceptors and Separators
Grease interceptors shall have the grease retention capacity indicated in Table 1003.3.5.1 for the flow-through rates indicated.
CAPACITY OF GREASE INTERCEPTORSa
TOTAL FLOW-THROUGH RATING (gpm) | GREASE RETENTION CAPACITY (pounds) |
4 | 8 |
6 | 12 |
7 | 14 |
9 | 18 |
10 | 20 |
12 | 24 |
14 | 28 |
15 | 30 |
18 | 36 |
20 | 40 |
25 | 50 |
35 | 70 |
50 | 100 |
75 | 150 |
100 | 200 |
For SI: 1 gallon per minute = 3.785 L/m, 1 pound = 0.454 kg.
- For total flow-through ratings greater than 100 (gpm), double the flow-through rating to determine the grease retention capacity (pounds).
At repair garages where floor or trench drains are provided, car washing facilities, factories where oily and flammable liquid wastes are produced and hydraulic elevator pits, oil separators shall be installed into which oil-bearing, grease-bearing or flammable wastes shall be discharged before emptying into the building drainage system or other point of disposal.
Exception: An oil separator is not required in hydraulic elevator pits where an approved alarm system is installed. Such alarm systems shall not terminate the operation of pumps utilized to maintain emergency operation of the elevator by fire fighters.
Clothes washers shall discharge through an interceptor that is provided with a wire basket or similar device, removable for cleaning, that prevents passage into the drainage system of solids 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) or larger in size, string, rags, buttons or other materials detrimental to the public sewage system.
Exception:
- Clothes washers in individual dwelling units shall not be required to discharge through an interceptor.
- A single clothes washer designed for use in individual dwelling units and installed in a location other than an individual dwelling unit shall not be required to discharge through an interceptor.