Lint Traps
Application
Commercial laundromats and on-premises laundries
A lint trap filters lint fibres out of laundry wastewater to prevent them from entering the sewer and becoming a potential cause of a blockage. Wastewater passes into the tank, flow velocity drops, and the fibres are captured by mesh screens and baskets inside. Cleaned water leaves through the outlet to the sewer connection.
Viking Plastics manufactures a range of polypropylene lint traps purpose-built for commercial laundromats, which can be customised and tailored to your specific requirement. Capturing lint before it reaches the sewer helps prevent blockages, reduces maintenance costs and supports trade waste compliance with your local water authority. Job-specific customisations to ensure water authority compliance are available on request.
Traps must be checked and maintained regularly to ensure trouble-free service. Over time the basket or screen fills with lint and must be removed, emptied, cleaned thoroughly and replaced. Small particles collect at the bottom of the trap and require removal during service.
Viking Lint Trap Range
| Model | Machines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NP44AG | 1–3 | Compact lint trap with removable basket and fixed basket — easy, visible cleaning |
| NP46AG | 3–5+ | Horizontal removable stainless steel screen with fixed vertical screen, and an overflow mechanism |
Not sure which model suits your site? The lint trap sizing guide compares both against machine count, discharge temperature and load profile.
How It Works
- Collect — wastewater from the washing machines flows into the lint trap tank via the inlet connection.
- Filter — flow velocity reduces and lint fibres are captured by the internal fine mesh filter basket and fixed screen.
- Discharge — cleaned water passes under and around the basket and exits via the outlet to the sewer connection.
- Maintain — Inspect the lint basket regularly. Before it becomes full, lift it out using the handle, empty the captured lint into an appropriate bin, clean the basket as directed and secure it back in place.
Hot tip: Check more frequently in the first few weeks after installation to see how quickly lint accumulates. These observations can be used to set a cleaning schedule, subject to the manufacturer’s instructions and your trade-waste permit.
It is a simple passive system. There are no moving parts, no power and no consumables beyond the occasional replacement screen.
Why Viking
- Viking Plastics lint traps are Australian made, fabricated to high standards from quality polypropylene and HDPE.
- Designed with Australian standards and local trade-waste requirements in mind. We work with relevant water authorities on the approval requirements for each location.
- Job-specific customisations — capacities, connections, and inlet and outlet heights — to ensure water authority compliance, available on request.
- 10-year manufacturing warranty.
- Materials developed to withstand commercial laundry discharge temperatures.
- Australia-wide technical support, with distribution centres in NSW and VIC.
- Full traceability and 60+ years’ experience in custom plastic fabrication for trade waste.
Trade Waste Compliance
Commercial laundromats are high risk for lint-related sewer blockages and ‘lintbergs’. Many water authorities, including Sydney Water, require pre-treatment such as a lint trap or screen before discharge to sewer. Viking lint traps help meet consent conditions, avoid infringement notices and protect the wider network.
Where discharge temperature exceeds the authority limit — 38°C for Sydney Water — an averaging and cooling pit is generally required ahead of the connection to sewer.
Always obtain prior trade waste approval from your local water authority before installation. Viking supplies full technical drawings to assist with authority submissions.
Related Products
Lint Trap Sizing Guide — choose a model against machine count and load.
Averaging & Cooling Pits — VP15 and VPT15 series, above and below ground.
Spec Sheets — download the technical drawings.
Hair Trap — for hairdressing salons and dog wash bays.
Contact Viking Plastics today for custom solutions and Australia-wide delivery. For further information you can request a quote, or call Viking Plastics on 1800 143 143.
Viking Plastics Lint Traps are an Australian Made Product
