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Regular maintenance of your exhaust hood system will keep your system running smooth and operating efficiently. This maintenance includes replacing hood filters, cleaning out ductwork, checking the electrical components, and more. Doing regular maintenance also has safety benefits, keeping your kitchen clean and also safe from grease buildups that could lead to potential fire risks. A proper exhaust hood cleaning should be done at least twice a year, and what better way to kick the new year than with a full exhaust hood cleaning.

Get started by researching and finding a certified local hood cleaning service. These cleaning services will handle all aspects of the hood cleaning process, and if they are certified and reputable they’ll help revive your kitchen to a safe and clean environment. The hood cleaning process takes generally between 3 to 6 hours start to finish. Here are what’s involved in the cleaning:

• Prep the kitchen for cleaning, including shutting off and covering all pilot lights and gas valves.
• Wrap the exhaust hood in poly plastic and filter the runoff into a container to catch all grease and water run off.
• Clean the grease filters by soaking them for a few hours and then pressure washing. If the filters are too far damaged or used they will be replaced.
• Remove hardened grease and other debris buildups from the ductwork, and then spraying cleaning compound and let it sit...