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Restaurants and commercial kitchen spaces rely on their exhaust hood system to keep the air in their kitchen clean of odors, smoke, and components such as grease and oil. Like the kitchen relies on the exhaust hood system to clean the air, the exhaust hood system itself is reliant on the ductwork for transport of that dirty air out of the establishment. As time goes on the air ducts can begin to have grease buildups which will need to be cleaned out, otherwise it could put you at risk for health and fire issues.

When grease and other particles build up in your ductwork it can have several damaging effects. For one it can lead to potential fire hazards, as grease buildup can and will ignite very easily if there’s any spark or fire nearby. As grease builds up it also limits and restricts air flow in the ducts, and does not allow the exhaust hood system to properly clean the air in the establishment. Over time this will allow for more and more impure and unclean air to enter the building, and cause your HVAC and makeup air units to over work to cover the impure air and puts those systems at risk for damage. Don’t forget that any equipment working over it’s normal usage will also cause spikes in your electricity and that will absolutely be reflected on your energy bill at the end of the month.

The cheap route would be to try to clean the ductwork yourself, however it is not recommended to go this route. Not only are you or your staff likely unqualified to do this work, ...