At Facilitec West, we cannot stress enough how important it is to receive a quality cleaning for your restaurant’s kitchen exhaust system. It doesn’t take long for commercial cooking operations to start gathering grease build up in the exhaust system; that is why at each cleaning we provide a “down-to-the-metal” clean that eliminates the caked-on [...]
Kitchen exhaust systems seem to be an anomaly for those who don’t work with them frequently. In fact, even if you have one you may not understand them! We are frequently asked questions about our customers exhaust systems. A well-maintained restaurant hood system is crucial to fire prevention and staff and customer safety. Here are [...]
There are so many things you can do yourself to save money. Most of us have tried doing something ourselves to save money, like washing your car instead of going to the car wash, landscaping your own yard instead of paying for a service, or cleaning out your own gutters instead of hiring someone. Cleaning [...]
Many hotels, restaurants, and businesses with a commercial kitchen have asked themselves the question, “Is my kitchen exhaust that important?” My response to that question is, “If your business’s server and computers have a virus or are running slow, would that pose a risk to your worker’s productivity and the data of your company?” No [...]
Many restaurant owners don’t know the true importance of getting quality kitchen exhaust system cleanings. There is a huge difference between a “sort-of-clean” exhaust system and a “down-to-the-metal-clean” exhaust system. Here are some other things every restaurant owner should know. Hood cleanings reduce kitchen odors and health risks. A kitchen exhaust system works by pulling [...]
We typically do not want to think about the possibility of a grease fire. When work days are busy, creating an emergency plan is often a task that gets put off. Your team having knowledge of how to handle a kitchen fire could make a huge difference and it may only take a day to [...]
A quality cleaning for your kitchen exhaust system eliminates caked on grease and provides a ‘down to the metal’ clean. Here we will discuss in detail how this happens. It doesn’t take long for a restaurant or other commercial cooking operation to have grease build up on their kitchen exhaust system. This build up is [...]
There is a significant amount of documentation involved with hood cleanings that you may want to know about if you aren’t familiar with it already. After a thorough kitchen exhaust cleaning, several pieces of documentation should be received from the kitchen exhaust cleaning company. The first piece of documentation that should be received after the [...]
Getting a Complete Clean Making sure that your kitchen exhaust system is completely clean can easily slip through the cracks. A dirty exhaust system is a fire hazard and can create unhealthy working conditions for the commercial cooking operation’s staff members. When you look for a kitchen exhaust cleaning service, you want a company focused [...]
We have compiled a list of ways you can keep your commercial exhaust fan running at peak performance. Following these tips can help prevent expensive future repairs and even extend the life of your kitchen exhaust system! Check that the fan blades are balanced Making sure the blades are balanced is crucial for the stability [...]