Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Blog

Running a commercial kitchen comes with its fair share of ups and downs. It provides the opportunity to meet the demands of a large customer base, but it also requires regular maintenance of many kitchen components, including the exhaust system. While sinks, stoves, ovens, or freezers are as important, nothing compares to the inconvenience of a malfunctioning kitchen exhaust system. Fortunately, kitchen exhaust hood cleaning in San Bernardino can help. Here's what you must kn

Busy commercial kitchens, like those in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and schools, need a kitchen hood system, according to building...

Commercial kitchens in the US must follow strict hygiene and safety protocols that include regular cleaning of exhaust systems. However,...

Ensuring compliance with state and local health regulations is vital for food service establishments, or they face the risk of heavy...

The kitchen is the heart and soul of both a home and commercial establishments that revolve around food, such as restaurants. And to keep it functioning well and ensure the safety of those working there and customers, a kitchen needs an exhaust system. While there’s no legal code for exhaust fan installation in home kitchens, there are laws and regulations pertaining to commercial kitchens. Effective ventilation is a legal requirement that commercial kitchen owners and operat

Adopting efficient fire protection should be at the top of your priorities list if you run a restaurant or any catering business with a...

Supervising commercial kitchens is challenging enough, throw in the added difficulty of a healthcare venue, and you’ll find yourself...

Are your employees complaining about excessive heat in the kitchen? Or are your ingredients going bad faster than they should at room...

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Kitchen exhaust hoods and duct systems can get blocked with dirt, carbon, and grease deposits if not maintained and cleaned frequently, resulting in inadequate and unsatisfactory hood performance and a greater fire risk. However, since so much of the hood system is hidden, it can be challenging to grasp what happens in the design, when is the right time to clean it, and why exhaust hood cleaning is so crucial. The team of Grease Away Services would like to remind you how impo

Before After Commercial cooking equipment 2.6.1.12(1) Commercial cooking equipment shall be provided with exhaust and fire protection systems in accordance with NFPA96, “Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations”. (2) Despite Sentence (1), existing exhaust or fire protection systems may be approved. 2.6.1.13. Commercial cooking equipment exhaust and fire protection systems shall be maintained in conformance with NFPA96 “Ventilation Control and F

Kitchen exhaust cleaning Kitchen exhaust cleaning (often referred to as “hood cleaning”) is the process of removing grease that has accumulated inside the ducts, hoods, fans and vents of exhaust systems of commercial kitchens. Left uncleaned, kitchen exhaust systems eventually accumulate enough grease to become extreme fire hazards. Exhaust systems must be inspected regularly, at intervals consistent with usage, to determine whether or not cleaning needed before a dangerous a