"Finally...Discover Some Insider Secrets That Hood Cleaners Use To Rip Off Your Restaurant"
Are you paying $150 for your kitchen exhaust cleaning? Read
on to
see how your hood cleaning company could be setting you up for
disaster!!!
From: Anthony BlantonDear Restaurant Owner,
It was a Tuesday morning in beautiful Palm Springs, CA. I was inspecting a kitchen exhaust system that had just been "cleaned" 6 days prior. The owner of the restaurant was a little skeptical about the cleaning because there was grease running out of the filter trough already.
When I arrived I noticed that the hood looked great. It was shiny. The owner told me that the cleaning company had spent a good hour under the hood pressure washing it. Even though they had made a mess in the kitchen, they had cleaned it up pretty well.
"A Big Shock To the Customer"
I
started pulling filters to get a look at the plenum of the hood and
much to my surprise, it looked great as well. At this point
the
owner was telling me how he had gotten a good deal on the cleaning by
only paying $150. I was a little nervous, because this hood
and
the plenum looked really nice. I was wondering how in the
world I
was going to convince this owner of paying my cleaning fee which would
have been at least twice the price.
That's when it happened.
When I inspect exhaust systems, my #1 tool is my digital camera. It can't lie. Nothing can hide from it's truth telling lens. Not only does it keep my company on its toes, but in this case, it keeps my competitors on theirs. Here is what I found when I started snooping around a little further than what we could see from the ground.
Here is a picture looking up the duct from the hood-
That's when it happened.
When I inspect exhaust systems, my #1 tool is my digital camera. It can't lie. Nothing can hide from it's truth telling lens. Not only does it keep my company on its toes, but in this case, it keeps my competitors on theirs. Here is what I found when I started snooping around a little further than what we could see from the ground.
Here is a picture looking up the duct from the hood-
Notice
how clean it is on the bottom of the picture. This is the
back side of the duct viewable from the ground. This is the
part
that is easily accessible and easy to clean with a pressure washer.
Also, notice there is NO FAN at the top of that duct. That told me that there had to be some horizontal ductwork snaking through the attic. So, this is not going to be an easy inspection.
I probably spent more time inspecting this system than the other company spent cleaning it. But, I wanted to make sure that the customer was in compliance with California State Fire Codes and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
Unfortunately this customer was paying that low, low price for a reason. I found some access panels that had never been opened much less the ducts inside cleaned.
Also, notice there is NO FAN at the top of that duct. That told me that there had to be some horizontal ductwork snaking through the attic. So, this is not going to be an easy inspection.
I probably spent more time inspecting this system than the other company spent cleaning it. But, I wanted to make sure that the customer was in compliance with California State Fire Codes and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
Unfortunately this customer was paying that low, low price for a reason. I found some access panels that had never been opened much less the ducts inside cleaned.
Here are some pictures of those
access panels and the ductwork inside
Another Access Panel and More Ductwork
Another Access Panel and More Ductwork
The customer was positive that
the cleaning company had gone on the roof to clean the fan.
Let's go see...
Here is a picture looking up from
that same access panel towards the exhaust fan
Well,
it does look as if they tipped the fan and cleaned some of the duct
that they could easily reach. It also looks as if about half
of
the fan intake is clean. This is where that awful vibration
was coming from that the owner called me about originally.
"At Last, Relief From The
Headache Of Dealing With Dishonest Cleaning Companies"
By
now, this customer was fuming. They paid $150 for what they
thought was an entire kitchen exhaust cleaning to keep them in
compliance with the Fire Department and Health Inspector's regulations.
What they got was something entirely different. They could have chosen to call the company that did a sub-par job and had them come out again to finish the job they started. But, what they chose was to have a professional company clean it and provide to them pictures proving what they had done.
What they got was something entirely different. They could have chosen to call the company that did a sub-par job and had them come out again to finish the job they started. But, what they chose was to have a professional company clean it and provide to them pictures proving what they had done.
- All of the sudden the vibration stopped in the hood.
- There was no longer grease running down the filter trough and dripping on the cooks.
- They no longer worry about a devastating fire destroying their restaurant from grease filled ductwork that they couldn't see.
- The temperature in the kitchen was reduced dramatically because of the efficiency of the clean system.
- The Fire Dept and Health Inspector regulations were now satisfied.
- Their insurance company was glad to keep their rates low because they were on a regularly scheduled maintenance program.
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