Tag: commercial kitchen ventilation tutorial video

how to install a restaurant exhaust fan

In order to keep your commercial kitchen or restaurant running smoothly, you need to have a restaurant exhaust fan. They help remove smoke, grease, and odors, improving the overall indoor air quality of both your restaurant dining areas as well as your kitchen. If you find yourself in need of replacing your existing restaurant exhaust fan, you might be concerned that the process is going to be painful. Don’t worry! We’re here to help with the restaurant exhaust fan installation, which isn’t as difficult as you might think. Continue reading →

Most of the five basic parts of an exhaust fan are quickly identifiable: bowl, base, blades, motor, and curb. But it’s easy to get confused between the exhaust fan base and curb as well as the roles they play in your commercial kitchen ventilation system. Here’s a quick primer on telling the two apart as well as their purposes. Continue reading →

How to choose the right exhaust fan.

When purchasing a new exhaust fan, one of the most basic decisions you’ll make is whether to buy a downblast exhaust fan or an upblast exhaust fan. Knowing the differences between the way these two fans work and what applications they are best suited for will help you determine which fan is right for your needs and help you avoid potential problems that can be caused by purchasing and installing the wrong exhaust fan. The experts at HoodFilters.com are here to help you learn what you need to know to make an educated decision when you’re faced with choosing between an upblast exhaust fan or a downblast exhaust fan. Continue reading →

 

This short video from the experts at HoodFilters.com explains the best way to correctly measure your exhaust hood to determine what size you need and how many hood filters you will need.

We have everything you need to keep your commercial kitchen exhaust hood system up and running smoothly. Check out our full selection of hood systems, hood filters, and commercial ventilation accessories online at HoodFilters.com.

Have questions or need help finding something? Just give us a call at 877.394.9731, send us an email, or chat with one of our product specialists online. 

The decisions you make regarding your commercial kitchen grease duct design can make a huge difference in the safety and comfort of your facility. The restaurant hood system you choose can make things easier or it can make things more difficult. The right components can help your system run more efficiently and effectively and they can also affect your ability to inspect, maintain, and clean your system.

When designing your duct system, you might wonder if round grease ducts perform better than rectangular grease ducts. Let’s take a look at how rectangular and round grease duct components compare to each other in a few key areas so that you can choose the duct system that works best for your needs. Continue reading →

Watch this short video to learn more about Ductmate F1 Temp Flat Air Duct Access Doors for commercial kitchen ventilation systems.

Note: All commercial ventilation systems require the installation of air duct access doors to provide access to HVAC ductwork for maintenance, cleaning, and inspection. Air duct access doors are designed for use with heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and cannot be used to provide access to grease ducts. Our general air duct access doors provide efficient, safe and secure access to ductwork.

If you have questions, just give us a call at 877.394.9731, send us an email, or visit us online at HoodFilters.com. We can help you determine the type of Ductmate duct access door you need and help you select one that is right for your commercial kitchen hood system.

What is a rooftop exhaust fan roof curb adapter?

Whether you are installing a new upblast exhaust fan or replacing an old one, the fan will need to rest on top of a roof curb to help keep secure it and keep it in place. If you are replacing an old exhaust fan unit for a commercial kitchen ventilation system, it is typically a good idea to use the same exact size as what was previously installed to help ensure a good fit onto existing roof curbs for exhaust fans. However, this may not always be possible.

Sometimes, there are situations where the existing exhaust fan curb adapters do not match the size of the fan you need to install. While you could certainly replace the entire system including the roof curb and build from scratch, there is a simpler and more cost effective way to address the problem. The easiest way to deal with exhaust fans that don’t match roof curbs for exhaust fans is to purchase a rooftop unit curb adapter. Continue reading →

Food truck hood systems

Food truck hood systems are just smaller versions of standard commercial kitchen hood systems, right?

 

Not exactly. While the components may technically be the same, there are a few key issues affecting the ventilation system in your mobile kitchen versus a standard restaurant set-up. Let’s take a look at 3 important things to consider when choosing a food truck hood system.

Food truck hood systems are installed over cooking surfaces in mobile kitchens to help capture remove harmful smoke and grease effluent. In exhausting hot air, they can also help keep a cramped mobile kitchen a lot cooler. In a limited space like a concession trailer or food truck, you have to be careful in selecting the type of vent hood you install. Continue reading →

Don’t struggle with your hood filters. The Baffle Boss Hood Filter Lifting Tool makes it easy to remove and install your hood filters for cleaning and maintenance.

Watch this video to learn more.

Note: The Baffle Boss Hood Filter Lifting Tool is the ultimate solution for removing grease baffle filters. This revolutionary hood filter lifting tool makes the cumbersome job of reaching and removing kitchen hood filters a safe, simple and “hassle-free” task. Most importantly, the Baffle Boss hood filter lifting tool provides a safer work environment for your staff by eliminating the unsafe procedure of removing commercial hood filters.

We have everything you need to keep your commercial kitchen hood system up and running smoothly. Check out our full selection of hood systems, hood filters, and commercial ventilation accessories online at HoodFilters.com.

Have questions or need help finding something? Just give us a call at 877.394.9731, send us an email, or chat with one of our product specialists online.

 

Find out what the difference is between Type 1 and Type 2 commercial vent hoods in this short video from the experts at HoodFilters.com.

If you have any questions about Type 1 or Type 2 hoods and which commercial hood and fan package your cooking operations should use, give us a call at 877.394.9731, send us an email, or visit us online at HoodFilters.com.