Tag: kitchen ventilation

restaurant hood system
 

There’s no denying the importance of having good air quality in both the kitchen and the dining areas of restaurants. If you’re experiencing some of these common problems with your restaurant hood system, it might be time to upgrade. Whether it’s your upblast exhaust fan, your restaurant hood system, or grease containment, a well-maintained ventilation system will keep your staff and customers more comfortable, keep your kitchen cleaner, and greatly reduce your risk of fire.

Commercial kitchen exhaust system improve air quality by removing grease, smoke, and heat produced by cooking. There’s no denying that indoor air quality and hood ventilation system is a major concern for all businesses in the food service industry, both big and small. While improving air quality is one of the best reasons to keep your restaurant hood system up to date, there are also other reasons. Continue reading →

 

Your commercial kitchen ventilation system is the heart of your restaurant. If it isn’t working properly, it can cause all kinds of problems. These can be anything from the air quality in the kitchen and dining areas to increased fire risk. Read on to learn some tips on recognizing potential issues with your kitchen hood and ventilation. We’ll also go over some simple troubleshooting you can do yourself before calling in the professionals.

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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 →

Watch this short video to learn about what a commercial kitchen hood system perforated supply plenum is.

Note: The Perforated Supply Plenum and AC vent work together to introduce make-up air near the hood and direct air downward into the capture area of the hood.

If you have any questions about the different components of your commercial kitchen exhaust hood system, give us a call at 877.394.9731, email us, or visit us online at HoodFilters.com. Our product specialists are always happy to help!

 

Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Resource Center

 

We get a lot of questions about commercial kitchen ventilation and hood systems – and we have lots of answers! Our commercial kitchen ventilation Resource Center and our online Hood Filter Buying Guide are just two examples of how we are always hard at work making our website helpful and easy to use! Continue reading →

 

Duct access doors are required in all restaurant and commercial kitchens with cooking applications that produce smoke or grease. Even if your cooking operations don’t produce grease or smoke you still might want or need one.

There are many reasons you may want to access the inside of your duct system and grease duct access doors are the perfect solution to gaining easy entry.

But duct access doors are not one-size-fits-all. If you have round ducts, you can’t use a duct access door that is designed to fit flat ducts. That would result in a poor seal and wreak havoc on the air balance of your restaurant hood system.

It also would not meet the minimum NFPA fire code requirements for systems exhausting smoke and grease laden air. For a grease-proof, leak-proof, airtight fit on a round duct, you need a round grease duct access door.

 

round grease duct access doors

 

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Low Profile Vent Hoods for Low Ceilings

Commercial kitchens come in all sizes so it’s safe to say that not every restaurant or facility will have the same commercial hood system needs. Larger kitchens will need a hood and fan that can handle full scale cooking operations. Smaller kitchens and food trucks don’t necessarily need that much power. Furthermore, the size of the kitchen doesn’t warrant it.

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Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Equipment - Cheap & Easy Ways To Save Money

 

Energy costs for commercial kitchens are continuing to rise. While many restaurants have lowered their energy consumption with water-saving dishwashers, high tech reach-in refrigerators and freezers, programmable thermostats, and the like, many commercial kitchens are overlooking a few obvious and affordable solutions.
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Flame Gard Type III Hood Filter

The performance of any commercial kitchen ventilation system relies heavily on the type of hood filters you use. If you want to maximize your filter’s available capture area and increase the free area of your hood filter, there’s nothing better than Flame Gard Type III frameless hood filters.

Flame Gard frameless filters are designed to get grease out of your ventilation system before it has a chance to enter the ductwork. As with most grease hood filters, the Flame Gard frameless filter uses baffles to divert and collect fats, oils and grease effluent from a variety of cooking applications from griddles to grills and woks to fryers. Once the grease is collected, it can be easily removed.

Having the proper hood filter installed plays an important role in the effectiveness, efficiency, and the safety of your commercial kitchen. The Flame Gard frameless filter offers some unique benefits to your ventilation system. Learn more about this filter and check out our brief Flame Gard Frameless Hood Filters Review video to find out if it’s right for you. Continue reading →