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By law in Canada, kitchen exhaust cleaning is required for virtually every commercial industrial cooking establishment in Ontario. Restaurants, hospitals, hotels, employee cafeterias and other food-service locations have a "hood" and ductwork over the stove to exhaust smoke, steam, and fumes out of the building. These exhaust gases leave a residue on the inside of the ductwork. This is usually a grease residue of some sort, depending on the type of cooking. Char broilers commonly leave heavy black grease. Chinese cooking normally deposits a sticky or rubbery residue. When a charcoal or wood-burning stove is in use, soot and ash residue builds up in the ductwork. Dishwashers leave heavy lint deposits.

When the buildup of grease becomes heavy, a fire hazard exists. Approximately one of three restaurant fires is caused by grease. A common scenario of how a kitchen exhaust fire starts is this:

A flame flares up on the stove.
The fire contacts the filters above the stove on the kitchen hood. The filters ignite.
Since the exhaust fan is on, drawing air into the hood, through the filters, and up the duct, the flame on the filters is pulled into the duct.
If significant grease residue exists on the duct interior, this can act as a fuel and the fire spreads up the duct, perhaps all the way into the fan. We have seen fire climb up a ten-story duct to the fan on the roof and burn up the exhaust fan.

Modern duct construction is designed to hopefully withstand such duct fires. The duct seams are welded to prevent grease or fire from leaking out and the shafts around the duct are made of fire- resistive materials. However, older buildings are still at risk, and even in modern ones the fire may leak out or could come out onto the roof through the fan. When an exhaust system is cleaned regularly, the chances of a duct fire are extremely remote. In virtually all the duct fires we have seen in our 15 years of experience, the ducts were extremely laden with grease or other flammable material.

METHODS OF CLEANING

There are two primary methods of cleaning kitchen exhaust ductwork:

Scraping.
Pressure washing or steam cleaning.

The primary method used in Ontario is scraping.

The alternative to scraping is pressure washing or steam cleaning. This is a more costly and time consuming technique, since it requires considerable prep work to control waste water and more expensive equipment is involved. However, this method will clean ductwork down to "bare metal," which is the recommendation of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

At Homepros Duct Cleaning, we frequently do pressure washing of kitchen exhausts as well as scraping. This is done for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the ductwork may be inaccessible for scraping or the client simply wants to take the extra precautionary step of having it cleaned to "bare metal."

HOW OFTEN SHOULD A KITCHEN EXHAUST BE CLEANED?

The most common cleaning frequency is every 3 months. This can vary, however. The kitchen exhaust systems that need cleaning most often are those over wood-burning or charcoal-burning stoves. These should be cleaned every month at least, and in some cases as often as every 2 weeks.

Below are various types of cooking establishments and their most commonly recommended cleaning frequencies.

Wood-burning or charcoal-burning stoves, char broilers, 24-hour restaurants, some hamburger places: 30 DAYS.
Many hamburger restaurants and fast-food locations: 60 DAYS.
Average restaurant, employee cafeteria, hotel or hospital kitchen: 90 DAYS.
Pizza places, convalescent hospital, small snack bar, oven hood: 180 DAYS.
Hoods over non-grease-creating appliances, such as steam kettles, dishwashers, soup vats, etc.: ONE YEAR.

Kitchen exhaust cleaning is a standard part of the routine maintenance of any cooking establishment. All kitchen managers or restaurant owners should be aware of its role in fire prevention and ensure it is done on a regular basis.

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Exhaust cleaning is our business, and our portfolio includes HVAC work for virtually every type of commercial building you encounter , from your neighborhood grocery, school, to museums, libraries and restaurants.

Our technical experts install and service commercial HVAC systems to provide a better working and living environment, e.g.: hospitals, universities, schools, museums and many other. The advantages of working with international leader standards like National Air Duct Cleaning Association (NADCA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) our size and scope far exceed what the industry has provided until now. By merging the talents of top HVAC-related groups from around Ontario Homepros commercial restaurant duct cleaning renders the widest range of technical expertise and service available for our industrial an commercial clients. If it involves heating, cooling, air quality or commercial duct cleaning homepros is available.

About us.

Homepros indoor Air Quality & Duct Cleaners present a comprehensive commercial and industrial service required for meeting most of the commercial markets needs in the area of HVAC Control, Industrial and Commercial Buildings, to control Sick Building Syndrome. Air quality control is most important when it comes to servicing and maintaining HVAC systems being that these air systems are the virtual breeding ground for fungi, bacteria and dust. This includes engineering and supply of all the required equipment, installation, commissioning, start-up and after service. With the high quality of products and services offered by Homepros we have to give our commercial clients the peace of mind that our products are approved and is guaranteed to provide them with the best results.

Service and Maintenance
Every day more and more commercial managers go to work knowing that their heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems will be the least of their worries. Because they know Homepros has everything under control by providing the highest quality of service ensuring absolute customer satisfaction and building of a long term customer relationship through the provision of exceptional customer service.

Our experience and expertise keeps commercial HVAC systems operating at peak performance and costs under tight control. With a variety of qualified subcontractors that match our performance Homepros assures your satisfaction with consistent quality service.
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You can rely on the expertise of our thoroughly trainedcommercial duct cleaning technicians to keep your HVAC systems operating at their best.We delivers mechanical service solutions that are based on a total life cycle approach and are customized to meet your facility needs. Indoor Air Quality, Duct Cleaning and HVAC solutions are just one call away to Homepros cleaning solutions. Contact one of our representatives for complete details on our duct cleaning programs and quality performance results for commercial and industrial buildings.

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