Kitchen Exhaust – The Definition of a Great Range Hood Cleaning Company

A large hood cleaning company follows the kitchen exhaust cleaning process described in our other articles.

They clean up all the mess and take extra time to pay attention to problem areas and water buildup under your kitchen equipment.

Any hood cleaning company worth its salt dry your kitchen hood by hand with a towel or rags. While you’re at it, thoroughly remove all water from the hood, then polish it with a stainless steel polish.

If this final process is done correctly, your hood will shine. My men take pride in their work and have competencies in how clear the reflections can be seen in the hood. This can only be achieved with the drying and polishing process.

Access panels should be opened and any large amounts of accumulated grease removed by hand. There are a lot of lazy techs out there and this is the first thing that gets skipped in most cases. This is unfortunate since most restaurant owners do not know how the kitchen exhaust system works. Skipping this part of the cleaning process will eventually create a fire hazard and no one needs it. Especially when it’s easy to avoid.

Fans must be turned upside down to gain access to the fan blades for cleaning. Most kitchen exhaust fires start with the fan. What happens is if grease laden vapors build up on the fan blades and a bearing becomes loose or the fan blades become dislodged during normal operation, sparks can be generated which in turn ignite the grease. If this happens, say goodbye to your restaurant, as grease burns so much that it can destroy almost everything in your kitchen.

That’s why it’s so important that you hire a great hood cleaning company that does the job right. I just cannot stress this fact enough. If you ever want to review the NFPA 96 Codes and Standards, you can view them on my website.