Basket-style solids interceptor

A method of separating solid waste from the wastewater, the method comprising:

• providing a solids interceptor along a drain line configured to carry wastewater, the solids interceptor comprising:
• a tank including an inlet provided on an upstream end of the tank, an inlet pipe extending downstream from the inlet and including an annular flange disposed at a downstream end of the inlet pipe, a first outlet provided on a downstream end of the tank, and an access opening provided on an upper end of the tank;
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• a basket removably received within the tank via the access opening, the basket including an upper frame member, an opposing lower frame member, and a perforated screen extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member, and a vertical frame member extending between an upstream end of the top frame member and an upstream end of the bottom frame member and including a basket inlet;
• aligning the basket with the inlet pipe by inserting the basket into the tank via the access opening with the vertical frame member facing the upstream end of the tank, wherein inserting the basket into the tank causes the inlet pipe and the basket inlet to axially align with the annular flange abutting the vertical frame member and surrounding the basket inlet and separating solid waste from the wastewater by draining the wastewater into the tank and the basket via the inlet, and collecting the solid waste in the basket by running the wastewater through the perforated screen thereby permitting only liquid waste to continue to the first outlet.

A method of installing a solids interceptor used to separate solid waste from wastewater, the method comprising:

• providing a solids interceptor comprising:
• a tank including an inlet provided on an upstream end of the tank, an inlet pipe extending downstream of the inlet, a first outlet provided on a downstream end of the tank, a second outlet provided on the downstream end of the tank below the first outlet and an access opening provided on an upper end of the tank;
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• a basket removably received within the tank via the access opening, the basket including an upper frame member, an opposing lower frame member, a vertical frame member extending between an upstream end of the upper frame member and an upstream end of the lower frame member, the vertical frame member including a basket inlet, and a perforated screen extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member;
• fluidly coupling the solids interceptor to a drain line by coupling a first pipe of the drain line to the inlet of the tank, the first pipe being a pipe configured to drain wastewater from a facility;
• placing the basket within the tank through the access opening such that the vertical frame member faces the inlet pipe and such that the basket inlet is axially aligned with the inlet pipe;
• selecting one of the first outlet and the second outlet for piping liquid waste to a disposal site;
• removably coupling a sewer gas trap to the selected one of the first outlet and the second outlet;
• removably coupling a watertight cap to the non-selected one of the first outlet and the second outlet;
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• coupling a second pipe of the drain line to the selected one of the first outlet and the second outlet, the second pipe configured to carry liquid waste to the disposal site.