KITCHEN EXHAUST CLEANNG SERVICES
Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning services Robert Home Services Provides: Drive-Thru lane pressure washing, building exterior cleaning, sidewalk pressure washing, Vent/Hood cleaning.
Roberts Home Services is a certified hood cleaner in The Villages, FL.
You have a kitchen exhaust system for three reasons (besides they’re required in most operations): the safety of your guests and staff, their comfort, and protection of the restaurant itself.
Kitchen ventilation systems pull heat, smoke, and odor away from cooking surfaces, which makes both the kitchen and restaurant environment more pleasant and comfortable and helps protect against fires. Type I hoods, which are required over most gas- and solid fuel-burning equipment or cooking equipment that produces grease or smoke, also have a fire suppression system for additional protection against grease fires.
With today’s technology, kitchen exhaust systems are very good at doing their jobs. But over time, grease and effluent can build up in the hood, plenum, ductwork, exhaust fan and even the roof itself, becoming a hazard of its own. And if you think all you have to do is clean the grease baffles or filters in the hood once in a while, think again.
The National Fire Protection Agency, and/or your local fire code, requires you to professionally clean and inspect your kitchen exhaust system on a specific schedule. According to NFPA-96 section 4.1.5, you (the owner) are responsible for the “inspection, testing, maintenance and cleanliness” of the exhaust and fire protection systems.
Further, the NFPA standard says the entire system must be inspected and cleaned by someone who’s properly trained, qualified and certified.
In other words, you can’t just hand off the dirty job of cleaning the exhaust system to a low-priced guy who knows a guy with inadequate insurance coverage. You’re on the hook for the cost of damage and potential litigation in the event of a fire.
You need to hire a qualified, professional cleaning company to service and maintain your exhaust system. But you and your store staff also need to know how your exhaust system operates, when and how it should be cleaned, and what to expect from a contractor.
