What Is The Purpose of Grease Hood and Grease Exhaust System Cleaning?
The primary purpose of grease hood and grease exhaust system cleaning is to prevent fires by removing the fuel (built up grease) from your grease exhaust system. This includes cleaning of the filters, plenum, hood, duct and fan (the grease exhaust system).
These pictures below show you the unseen dangers of grease build up in and under your fan, in the duct work, and the filters.
 The fan bowl and the front side of the fan blades are cleaned as part of a normal grease exhaust system cleaning. If the grease fan cleaning is neglected, baked on carbon deposits may be impossible to remove. |  The grease duct and the back sides of the fan blades are cleaned as part of a normal grease exhaust system cleaning. If the grease fan cleaning is neglected, baked on carbon deposits may be impossible to remove. Care should be taken not to throw the grease fan off balance during cleaning. |
 The grease duct is cleaned as part of a normal grease exhaust system cleaning. If the grease fan cleaning is neglected, baked on carbon deposits may be impossible to remove. |  The grease duct and the back sides of the fan blades are cleaned as part of a normal grease exhaust system cleaning. If the grease fan cleaning is neglected, baked on carbon deposits may be impossible to remove. This is an example of a straight duct. |
 Waste waster and spent chemical from the kitchen grease system cleaning must be captured and disposed of properly. |  Kitchen grease exhaust hood cleaning includes cleaning the grease filters. If the filters are neglected baked on carbon deposits may be impossible to remove and the filters will require replacement. |