Kitchen Exhaust Hood Archives

The Importance and Care of Baffle Filters

Baffle Filters play two important roles in your exhaust system. For your Baffle Filters to function properly, maintenance between services is of the utmost importance. The first role of a baffle filter and perhaps the most important, is to act as a barrier in the event of a fire…

By Jeff Ralston March 25, 2021 Kitchen Exhaust Baffle Filters, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, Resource

Kitchen Exhaust System Preventative Maintenance (Video)

By Jeff Ralston December 18, 2020 Grease Build Up, Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, Resource

Airborne grease from overtaxed or dirty exhaust fan blocking air low on HVAC condenser

Is Your Kitchen Exhaust Fan Costing you Money?

When was the last time you were on your facilities roof top? If you must stop and think, then it may be worth a trip to the roof to look at things. Your Kitchen is your world, you have it running like a well-oiled machine, but do not take your [...]

By Jeff Ralston October 21, 2020 Kitchen Exhaust Hood

Consolidating Services

When Hood Boss was started, we always envisioned the company growing into more than just Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning. We knew that there was value in having one vendor provide multiple services to their clients. It is a common practice in the marketplace to bundle services to get better rates and [...]

By Jeff Ralston September 17, 2020 Kitchen Exhaust Hood

Kitchen Fire Suppression Orientation 1 (Video)

By Jeff Ralston August 20, 2020 Fire, Fire Protection, Grease Build Up, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, NFPA

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression System Explainer (Video)

We wanted to put together a video showing how the fire suppression operates in you commercial cooking facility and what to look for in your inspections that are performed every six months. We hope this helps educate your staff. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call [...]

By Jeff Ralston August 14, 2020 Fire, Fire Protection, Grease Build Up, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, NFPA

Commercial Kitchen ABC Fire Extinguisher (Video)

They use monoammonium phosphate which is a dry chemical that is able to quickly put out the fire. It is a pale-yellow powder that is able to put out all three classes of fire - Class A for trash, wood and paper, Class B for liquids and gases, and Class [...]

By Jeff Ralston August 1, 2020 Fire, Fire Protection, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, NFPA

Commercial Kitchen K Class Fire Extinguisher (Video)

A Class K fire extinguisher is used on fires involving cooking media (fats, grease, and oils) in commercial cooking sites such as restaurants. Saponification takes place when alkaline mixtures, such as potassium acetate, potassium citrate, or potassium carbonate, are applied to burning cooking oil or fat.

By Jeff Ralston July 26, 2020 Fire, Fire Protection, Grease Build Up, Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, NFPA

Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Housing and Regulated Release Assembly (Video)

The Ansul R – 102 restaurant fire suppression system is a pre-engineered, wet chemical, cartridge-operated, regulated pressure type with a fixed nozzle agent distribution network. The system is capable of automatic detection and actuation as well as remote manual actuation. Additional equipment is available for building fire alarm panel connections, […]

By Jeff Ralston July 20, 2020 Fire, Fire Protection, Kitchen Exhaust Hood, NFPA

What Dangers Exist in a Commercial Laundry Room?

It is important for facilities that use commercial dryers daily to develop a maintenance schedule that includes dryer lint removal to avoid the risk of dryer combustion. Commercial dryer vent fires are responsible for a substantial number of damages, injuries, and deaths annually. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states [...]

By Jeff Ralston June 26, 2020 Kitchen Exhaust Hood