Types of Exhaust Fans for Commercial Kitchens
Roof-Mounted: these kitchen fans are used where there is increased pressure losses. The inlet and outlet for roof mounted fans are 90 degrees from each other.
Up-Blast: Perhaps the most common type of fan used today, they are made of aluminium and are placed on the roof, directly on top of the final ducting exhaust.
Extraction Cleaning is an industry that relies on a range of equipment and products to make our jobs go smoothly and safely.
Canopy Fan Cleaning makes use of the latest tools and products to ensure that all extraction cleaning systems, canopies and ductwork that we work on are cleaned to the highest standard.
When you’re running a kitchen extraction system, it’s actively taking all the vaporised grease, cooking smoke and odours with it.
Air Gets Sucked out of Kitchens
However, have you ever thought about the air supply that it’s also taking with it? Air circulation is an important consideration for any kitchen extraction system.
1. You’ll save money
By arranging extraction cleaning regularly, you’ll ensure that grease deposits don’t build up. This is noticeable on the ducting, but is of particular importance to the fan units and grease filters.
If the fan units become layered with grease, the motor will require more electricity to operate. Eventually, a new fan may be required if it is left too long.
Why Ventilate?
As an owner / manager of a commercial kitchen, you have a duty under law to ensure that adequate ventilation is installed. This is available under the B&ES report: Specification for Kitchen Ventilation Systems (DW172).
In addition, The B&ES TR19 report specifies how often these systems are to be cleaned.
The frequency of extraction cleaning is a question that we are regularly asked by our clients, and it depends on how much you use your commercial kitchen. However, ALL kitchen extraction systems need to be regularly and professionally cleaned to stay on the right side of the law.
Who would have thought extraction ducting could be considered beautiful?
Here are 5 examples of extraction ducting that’s moved from the functional, to a piece of celebrated architecture.
Have you ever looked at a disgusting kitchen and thought:
“There couldn’t possibly be any other kitchen in the UK that’s dirtier”
Now you can log onto dirtykitchens.com, view the kitchens on display, and rate them! Score a kitchen’s cleanliness on a scale of 1-10. One being ‘spotless’ and 10 being ‘infested’.
Why Replace Grease Filters?
Grease filters act as the first line of defence against the build up of grease inside extraction systems. The lifespan of an extraction fan will be improved when you replace filters, as well as reducing fire risk. It’s recommended to replace filters annually, although extraction systems under heavy use will require filter replacement more regularly.
As Canopy & Extract cleaning specialists based in London (servicing all of England), we spend much of our time in restaurants, commercial kitchens and takeaways. We may be hard at work cleaning the cooker canopy and the ductwork, but we can’t help ourselves but get hungry from the smell of the food. We’ve a particular weakness for the good old British fish and chips.
