Michigan Exhaust Cleaning is well known as the most Thorough Restaurant & Industrial Exhaust Cleaning Company in Michigan

 

A small version of our Methods and Process for cleaning

(Process below will vary depending upon Restaurant Exhaust System without compromising Quality & Safety)

A crew member preps the kitchen in the following fashion:

• All Kitchen Exhaust Systems are Completely Cleaned, not just the areas that  our customers see

• Pictures are taken of the complete system throughout before and after during exhaust cleaning

• Cooking equipment if on wheels and quick disconnects will be moved from the area under hood

• Cooking equipment that will not be moved is then covered over with plastic and burn boards

• Fryers or other oil holding devices are covered with burn boards and separately wrapped in thick plastic to keep water & contamination out

• Plastic is dropped form ceiling or over prep and serving lines to protect from contamination

• The method of funneling the hood with plastic is used when applicable to keep it off the floors

• The funneling process allows the wastewater generated to funnel itself into our lined garbage cans for proper disposal

• All filters are removed, along with drip cups and other necessary removable components of hood

• Checks for access panels on duct work in ceiling; this includes moving ceiling panels or other for access

• If access doors are found they are opened and scraped to bare metal, and then closed for degreasing

• If there are no access panels and it shall hinder complete cleaning this is noted as inaccessible and access panels are recommended to customer

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• Then the crew member scrapes any large buildup in the troughs, plenum, & ducts from below before degreasing process

The main technicians job during prep below:

• Checks that the kitchen exhaust system is properly working, and notes any problems for you

• Shuts down and locks out electrical for exhaust fans at the breaker box

• Check fans for possible problems; including bad belts, bearings, dirty motors, any failing components

• Checks that all grease cups are properly working on fan and not missing

• Inspect all areas of the duct system for failing areas and notes them

 

 

The cleaning process:

• Both the technician and the ground crew keep in contact during the process for safety purposes

• The ground crew watch wastewater flow and control and problems below

• The technician starts at the fan and fully cleans the fan; blades, bowl, top, bottom, sides, and cup

• The duct work is then cleaned from the top of the roof down as far as they can reach

• If the duct is long a spinner is sent down; which sprays water at all sides of the duct all the way down

• When the tech is finished with the upper portion they then head to the lower

• All access panels and duct that was not accessible from roof is now cleaned

• Then the rest of the systems below is cleaned, including troughs, openings, hood and more

• When the tech is happy with cleaning the ground crew then take over the final cleaning steps

• The crew dry down all stainless on the hood and remove any water that is standing in the system

• When the hood is dry the entire hood is then polished to a beautiful like new shine using a stainless polish

• The filters are then installed back into position and all equipment is put back and pilots lit

• The plastic is removed and the area is cleaned and this includes wiping down and mopping the floor

• The kitchen area will be left cleaner than when they found it.

• The power is then restored and the tech once again checks for proper exhaust function

• An after service report is filled out and a sticker of completion is placed with service date and your next cleaning service date with areas that were not accessible marked on report and sticker as inaccessible