Garage Floor Drain Oil Separator

Because the drain was in the floor of a garage space it needed an oil water separator.

Garage floor drain oil separator.

They are all manufactured by rockford separators and constructed using an all welded low carbon steel design. Quite a few subscribers were wondering where the drain water goes from the garage and if i had installed an oil separator. The largest unit has a greasy sludge capacity of 193 pounds and liquid holding capacity of 55 gallons. Remove the inlet grate.

Some people worry about oil getting into the floor drains and causing pollution of the ecosystem. Instead it s trapped and when enough has accumulated can be cleaned out. Some people worry about oil getting into the floor drains and causing pollution of the ecosystem. That s a valid concern if you have a massive oil spill in a garage.

Applications rockford oil separators are designed to receive directly from plant equipment or floor drains various kinds of oils gasoline kerosene naphtha benzene other volatile liquid waste and sludge. Replace u screen sediment and mud pan and inlet grate. Remove sediment and mud pan and clean it. Lift out v shaped filter screen and u shaped separator screen.

I maintain this is a rare. The pipe drains to the ground outside about 40 feet from the garage door. I didn t install an oil separator and it s not required by the code. That is a valid concern if you have a massive oil spill in a garage.

They retain this harmful waste matter and prevent its entry into the drainage system providing triple advantages. The smallest unit has a 12 pound greasy sludge capacity and a 3 5 gallon liquid holding capacity. I maintain this is a rare. I built my own oil water separator for the drain in my garage.

Scoop out heavy sludge from bottom of unit.