Services
There’s a lot more to keeping a complete kitchen exhaust system properly maintained than just degreasing the hoods and filters immediately over your cooking area. As you can see in our diagram of a kitchen exhaust system, the other parts of the group need regular attention too. Here’s a list of services we can provide for you, and details for each:
- Secure Keyed Account: Our company employees are insured and bonded. The advantages for your business are:
- We can arrange after-hours service calls in advance, and you or your employee(s) need not be present, saving you time and money.
- You can rest assured that your valuable facility assets are being serviced by careful, trustworthy Hoods Unlimited staff, and we follow up with you after each visit.
- “Set it and Forget it”: The Hoods Unlimited scheduler can book regular maintenance in advance. Here’s how this benefits you:
- Our staff has years of experience in assessing the regular service needs of a commercial kitchen exhaust system. We can free you from the concerns of what services need to be done and when to do them.
- Last minute, “emergency” service calls will become a thing of the past.
- You can be confident that regular servicing of your equipment will free you from worries about fire, safety, and employee and customer comfort.
- We enable you concentrate on your business, while we take care of the service details.
- Exhaust System Cleaning: Thorough cleaning of the entire system, from the kitchen hood to the exhaust fan on the roof. For this service, we:
- Remove hood filters and other items requiring separate pressure washing and move them to washing area.
- Cover all vulnerable equipment and surfaces with thick plastic sheeting to prevent contamination or damage.
- Scrape stubborn deposits to bare metal, apply environmentally safe chemical cleaners, and let the surfaces soak.
- Repeat the process shown above for the exhaust hood, duct work, and fans on the roof
- Rinse with high-pressure hot water and clean up all standing water using wet/dry vacs and mopping tools.
- Take all grease and other waste away from the premises immediately.
- Review the cleaning with manager to assure your satisfaction.
- Exhaust Fan Maintenance: Assessment and repair of maintenance items related to the roof exhaust fan group. For this service, we:
- Perform basic inspection of fan motor, bearings, belt(s), blades, housing, wiring and ductwork for wear or damage.
- Cover all involved equipment and roof surfaces with thick plastic to prevent damage.
- Scrape stubborn deposits to bare metal, apply environmentally safe chemical cleaners, and let the surfaces soak.
- Rinse with high-pressure hot water and clean up all standing water using wet/dry vacs and squeegees.
- Grease motor and fan bearings. Replace belt if necessary/advisable.
- Test exhaust fan with remaining parts of system for proper operation.
- Remove all grease and other waste from the premises immediately.
- Review the service and cleaning with manager to assure your satisfaction.
Note: Basic inspection, cleaning and belt replacement are important preventive maintenance items. If motor replacement or wiring work is needed, we will recommend a company for you, or you can see our Helpful Links page.
- Duct Access Panel Installation: Location and installation of new access panels that will allow improved duct cleaning. For this service, we:
- Cover all involved equipment and roof surfaces with protective plastic if appropriate.
- Analyze ductwork from top of hood in kitchen to output of exhaust fan on roof to determine optimum placement for new panels.
- Cut new openings in existing ducts to proper size for improved cleaning access.
- Install newly fabricated covers on duct openings, located per National Fire Prevention Association code. Covers used will be same gauge as ductwork or greater.
- Test entire exhaust system for proper operation and noise level.
- Remove all waste material from the premises immediately.
- Review the service with manager to assure your satisfaction.
- Pre-inspection checkup: Analysis of the strengths or weaknesses in your system prior to official fire, safety, or health inspection. For this service, we:
- Check hood, filters, ductwork, and exhaust fan for obvious defects such as loose, grease-laden, noisy, missing,or inoperative parts.
- Examine area of roof surrounding exhaust fan for grease, torn membrane, corrosion, water or air leaks, etc.
- Test exhaust fan for noise, bearing wear, and smooth movement of air.
- Check that level indicators on fire prevention equipment show full charge.
- Test entire exhaust system for normal operation.
- Review the service with manager to assure your satisfaction.
- Fire Suppression Services through American Fire Shield, a Hoods Unlimited Company
Hoods Unlimited is proud to announce affordable hood cleaning and fire suppression services in one with American Fire Shield. Complete servicing and maintenance of fire suppression systems and extinguishers is now available.
AFS Specials:
Hood Length Price
5-10 Feet $85 - $105
12-20 Feet $110 - $135
22-30 Feet $145 - $175
