System and method for vent hood cleaning and comprehensive bioremediation of kitchen grease

An apparatus for bioremediating a fluid entrained with grease from a kitchen, comprising:

• a discharge chamber;
• a receiver chamber connected to the discharge chamber by a first flow line;
• a circulation chamber connected to the discharge chamber by the first flow line;
• a pump contained in the first flow line;
• a first valve connected in the first flow line;
• a first means for stratifying the fluid contained inside the circulation chamber;
• a second means for stratifying the fluid contained inside the receiver chamber;
• a second flow line connected between the receiver chamber and the circulation chamber;
• a first weir having one end connected near the top level of the circulation chamber and another connected to terminate in the discharge chamber;
• a second weir having one end connected near the top level of the receiver chamber and another end connected to the discharge chamber;
• a means for removing reclaimed fluid from the circulation chamber attached to the circulation chamber;
• a means for adding fluid to be remediated to the receiver chamber attached to the receiver chamber;
• an equalization line connecting the receiver chamber to the discharge chamber;
• and
• a second valve contained in the equalization line.