Tag: commercial kitchen ventilation

tips for reopening your restaurant
    Make sure your restaurant ventilation is ready for you to reopen your kitchen now that restrictions and mandates regarding on-premise dining restrictions continue to be removed. More and more restaurants are reopening their doors to customers but even if you’ve already reopening, you might also be overdue for some deep spring cleaning. Either way, these tips for reopening a commercial kitchen post-pandemic will help make sure your restaurant is in tip-top shape and ready for customers. Continue reading →

 

food truck ventilation

 

When businesses began to shut down and send employees to work from home, a lot of food truck owners struggled to find customers. Food trucks and mobile kitchens survived by focusing on residential neighborhoods. They also served frontline workers from outside of hospitals, visited police precincts, and frequented fire departments. They set up in the parking lots of essential businesses and some even located themselves at highway rest areas.

With the flexibility to change their operations as the restrictions and needs of their customers shifted, many food trucks not only were able to stay open, but in some cases, were even able to thrive. Continue reading →

 

advantages and disadvantages of ghost kitchens

The demand for delivery of meals continues to rise, with more consumers turning to delivery and take-out vs in-person dining. Part of this trend includes the rise in popularity of delivery-only food concepts called ghost kitchens or virtual kitchens, and they are quickly changing the way many people are dining. Some see ghost kitchens as an emerging bright spot for troubled restaurants. Is it a right for you? In this article, we’ll discuss what a ghost kitchen is and explore the pros and cons of going virtual.
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It is important to choose the right commercial kitchen hood system. If you do not have the right set up, you will be putting your restaurant and your employees and diners at risk.

The right commercial kitchen exhaust fan for restaurants helps keep the air free of contaminants and creates a more comfortable environment. It is also crucial to reducing the fire risk of your commercial kitchen. Together with your restaurant vent hood, hood filters, and ductwork, your commercial kitchen exhaust fan is one of the most important things in your kitchen.

There are two basic types of restaurant exhaust fans.

The first type is the upblast exhaust fan. The second type is the downblast exhaust fan.

The type of cooking and the type of fuel you use for cooking are the main determinants for which commercial kitchen exhaust fan is right for you.  If you are you looking for an restaurant exhaust fan for your commercial hood system and you aren’t sure which one you need, let us help you!

Be sure to check out the short video we’ve included from the team at HoodFilters.com.

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measuring tape

If you are in need of a new restaurant exhaust fan or are replacing one, you may not know what size restaurant exhaust fan you need for your commercial kitchen hood system. If you are wondering how to determine this, let us help you.

It’s really important to choose the right size commercial kitchen exhaust fan, but we’ve made it really easy for you to do. Just grab a measuring tape and read on! We’ll walk you through each step to help you determine what the correct size upblast fan is for your commercial restaurant kitchen.

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Commercial Vent Hood Cleaning System Tips

We’ve collected a few simple commercial vent hood cleaning tips to help you keep your restaurant clean and free of grease. Following these will help make sure your equipment is able to work properly, perform efficiently, and even last longer. 5-tips-fats-oils-grease Continue reading →


Rooftop upblast exhaust fans are an important part of your commercial kitchen ventilation system. Located on the roof, they are often overlooked but the work they do is very important: removing smoke, grease, odors, moisture, hot air to improve the indoor air quality for your entire facility. And if you want your commercial kitchen to run smoothly, it is important to know how to install a restaurant exhaust fan properly.

There are two basic reasons you might need to install a commercial kitchen exhaust fan. The first reason is replacing an old fan, and the second most reason is as part of a brand-new commercial kitchen hood system you are setting up. No matter what reason you have for installing a new upblast fan, the more prepared you are, the more smoothly your installation will go. Read on for a few tips and to learn more about installing a rooftop ventilator for your commercial kitchen ventilation system. Continue reading →

Driploc Exhaust Fan Hinge Kit

 

An exhaust fan hinge kit is required to be installed on any restaurant exhaust fan serving a kitchen grease exhaust. This requirement is set forth by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA #96 fire code standards. Many fire marshal and local codes – even insurance companies – also require the installation of exhaust fan hinge kits. So exactly why is having a hinge kit so important? In order to better understand the benefits of exhaust fan hinge kits, it’s helpful to first learn a little bit about what a hinge kit actually does. Continue reading →

 

Why You Need A Heated Makeup Air Unit When Your Restaurant Is In A Cold Location?

We get a lot of questions about heated makeup air units and makeup air in general. People often ask us if they need a tempered make up air unit or want to know why their local codes are requiring them to have one. Some customers wonder if they need a makeup air unit at all, while others want to know if they are required to replace one that has become inoperable. We’re going to answer all of those questions and more!

Does My Commercial Kitchen Really Even Need A Makeup Air Unit?

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EZ Kleen Filters

Controlling air flow throughout your kitchen and facility is crucial, and makeup air supply units are an integral part of the process. They help keep your air pressure balanced, give you better temperature control to keep heating costs down, protects your equipment from damage, and of course, also provides fresh, clean air to building occupants.

That’s why it is so important to keep your makeup air unit running efficiently and effectively. And one great way to do that is by installing EZ Kleen air filters. Continue reading →