Hoods

When you have a commercial kitchen it is easy to forget that your roof mounted exhaust fans require maintenance. Running a commercial kitchen is no easy task, and equipment maintenance often gets overlooked until something breaks and requires a repair. If your rooftop exhaust fan stops working your kitchen shuts down - and any down time is a hit to your business. While it doesn’t seem like an important task, maintaining your exhaust system can save you from headaches down the line, and we’re going to help give you some guidelines to make the maintenance even easier. One of the first things you’re going to want to do is make sure your unit has an exhaust fan hinge. This hinge allows you to easily open and close the ventilator fan, and at the same time prevents the fan from being bent or broken during maintenance. Most newer units have a hinge installed already, however, if they don’t you should look into an exhaust fan hinge kit which will provide you with everything you would need to install a hinge for maintenance purposes.A quick maintenance test would be inspecting and adjusting your exhaust fan belts. The exhaust fan belt takes quite a beating through everyday use, so you should first inspect to ensure there are no signs of cracking or deterioration. If you even have to question if the belt needs replacement you should just go ahead and replace it.

Next step is to check the electrical wiring. Just like with the belt you should check for any visual signs of fraying or deterioration, as well as any breakage or kinks in the wire. You shou...