Lots of hood cleaning companies in Los Angeles will offer service for around $250, but what are you really getting when you pay this low low price? Take a look:

Bryan Exhaust Hood Cleaning in Los Angeles has never been the cheapest guy on the block, but we guarantee our work, and follow up every hood cleaning service with photographic evidence.

And if there is ever a problem with your service, you can rest assured that our friendly office staff will be there when you call and get any customer service issues handled properly.

We are the only Grease Police Certified Hood Cleaning Company in Southern California (www.thegreasepolice.org ) which means we are the only restaurant exhaust hood cleaning company in Southern California completely dedicated to quality kitchen exhaust cleaning and overall customer satisfaction.

Give us a call today and find out what true hood cleaning service is all about 800-300-7832.

Your facility’s fire safety is very important. You need an honest company with honest business practices working for you. Our comprehensive service is designed to meet a National Fire Protection Standard (NFPA 96 Guidelines). Call today!
(800) 300-7832 or email us at info@bryanexhaust.com

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What service am I talking about? –Kitchen hood exhaust cleaning– Having your kitchen hood system properly cleaned and serviced according to the NFPA #96 standards is essential for

* Maintaining proper airflow in your kitchen
* Keeping the fire marshal off your back
* Staying compliant with local fire codes
* Providing a safe working and dining environment for your employees and patrons.
* Reducing the possibility of a devastating fire spreading through duct work and onto the roof.

Hood Cleaning (or hood vent cleaning) should be done by a “properly trained, qualified, and certified company” according to NFPA #96 guidelines 8-3.1. Some restaurant owners like to go with the lowest bid in an attempt to save money.

Usually what happens is the cleaning contractor will only clean what is easily seen or reached from the ground. This is NOT acceptable! The grease will collect and become an extreme fire danger. It will also restrict the flow of air and reduce the efficiency of your exhaust system, costing you money.

By the time you hire a reputable hood cleaning company, they are going to charge you more money due to the major build up of grease that has to be removed. So, my advice would be to hire a kitchen exhaust cleaning company that will clean your entire system from top to bottom the first time and every other time.

There is a list of restaurant exhaust hood cleaning companies that will clean your vent hood system from top to bottom every time at www.thegreasepolice.org

It will save you money in the long run. It will save you headaches from hassling with fire marshals, health inspectors and insurance companies. Check their work after they have cleaned, or ask for pictures to hold them accountable. Restaurant fires are serious business, and they are a very real threat if your kitchen exhaust system has not been cleaned properly.

Anthony Blanton is an expert in the restaurant kitchen exhaust cleaning field. If you are in the San Bernardino Mountains or the High Desert area and would like a FREE inspection of your kitchen exhaust system please visit http://www.5pointinspection.com

Maybe it is because the kitchen lacks make up air. Make up air is the air needed to replace the air being pulled out of your restaurant kitchen by your exhaust fan. Without it your fan motor is overworked and you have poor kitchen air conditions.

ideal kitchen exhaust system setup

The system above has an exhaust fan pulling the air out of the kitchen at the same time the cooler is replacing it with fresh air. This set up not only allows air to be pulled out by the exhaust fan but actually helps PUSH the air out. The two fans (the cooler fan and exhaust fan) work together to produce the best condition for the kitchen air and the least strain on fan motors, keeping costly repairs to a minimum.

inefficient kitchen exhaust system setup

This second set up works but is inefficient. There is no air being pushed in to the kitchen, it is only drawn in by the fan, which makes your fan work twice as hard, and will not cool your kitchen the way it should.

wrong kitchen exhaust system setup

This third setup will is almost useless. No make up air being drawn in to the kitchen at all, and the fan working very hard to get any hot air out of the kitchen at all.

In order to have a cooler kitchen, you must have the same amount of air being pushed in by a swamp cooler as you have being pulled out by your exhaust fan. Once your restaurant kitchen set up this way, you will notice a much nicer environment to work in, and your chefs and kitchen staff will be much happier and more productive.

If you are Los Angeles area restaurant and are having problems with your restaurant kitchen being too hot or smoky, give Bryan Exhaust Fan Repair a call at 213-915-HOOD (4663) or visit them on the web at www.bryanexhaust.com.

The second thing that occurs is the filters become clogged with grease build-up. This causes the flow of air to become reduced. When this happens your fan uses more energy costing more money tom operate and degreasing the life expectancy of the motor. Additionally you are likely to have smoke problems in the kitchen because the air flow is reduced.

The way to handle this is to inspect your filters daily and when they begin to build up a film of grease take them out and wash them. There are a few companies still available that will come to your location every few weeks and change them for you but this can get very expensive. Most restaurants have a dishwasher. If you have one then the easiest way to clean them is first spray them with a degreaser, let them soak for a little while then run them through the dishwasher. If you don’t have a dishwasher, just put them in the sink at night with a degreaser and fill the sink with hot water. Then when you come in in the morning, just rinse them off and put them back in the filter housing. How often should this be done?

In some cases daily if your cooking makes a lot of smoke. If not, at least once per week will assure you of having clean filters and no airflow blockage.

Never operate without your filters in place. They are an important part of your fire protection system, and they do remove a lot of the grease that would otherwise be deposited on the duct system and fan blades.

If you are are burning anything solid for fuel (wood, charcoal, etc.) NFPA 96 recommends having spark arrestor filters installed. These filters are designed to stop red hot embers from going in to your kitchen exhaust system and starting a fire. Also check with your insurance company, they may offer discounts if you use spark arrestor filters on your wood burning exhaust systems.

Ed Bryan has been in the restaurant kitchen exhaust hood cleaning business since 1977. His Los Angeles Hood Cleaning Company, Bryan Exhaust Service, is widely know as one of the top restaurant kitchen exhaust hood cleaning companies in the nation. For more information on hood cleaning in Los Angeles you can reach Bryan Exhaust at (213) 915-HOOD (4663) or visit their website at www.bryanexhaust.com

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The funny thing about the kitchen exhaust cleaning industry is it’s one of the only services you will ever get in your restaurant that you have no idea whether or not it was actually done.

If you plumber doesn’t do his job, your pipes are still clogged. If your refrigeration contractor gives you a bill, and your freezer is still broken, you would laugh in his face. Why don’t you check whether your hood cleaner is doing his job? I hate to tell you, but most of them are laughing at YOU!

Take a few minutes after your next hood cleaning service and remove one of the filters. Shine a flashlight up the duct and see if it looks clean.