Hoods

Whether you’re running a commercial kitchen space or a food truck, you likely are running an exhaust hood system of some type. Just like any other piece of equipment or appliance you may need to inspect every once in awhile to make sure everything is looking good to go and running efficiently. Regular cleaning and maintenance will help keep your equipment and your kitchen up and operational with little to no downtime, and here are some tips to look out for when you are inspecting your kitchen exhaust system.

If your kitchen is cooking with grease, fats, and oils you should be running a Type 1 Exhaust Hood system. These units are specifically designed for the smoke, vapor, and grease and use filters to help clean the air before it goes to the upblast fans and removed from the building. With these type of units you need to regularly check for oil and grease build ups as there are health risks involved with the build ups as well as the potential for grease fires. Regularly cleaning surface materials, and proper filter cleaning and replacement should take care of this on the short term. If you are starting to notice an unusually high amount of grease build up then you should consider calling a hood cleaning service to come in and clean the entire system to avoid any further damage or fire risks.

Type 2 Exhaust Hood Systems can be found over kitchen appliances that do not use many oils or greases. These specific type of hood systems are used to pull out heat, moisture and co...