As commercial kitchen and duct work
cleaning specialists, we are often asked our advice on aspects of health and
safety, including cleaning the grease from extractor fans.
Keeping your commercial kitchen
clean is an endless task, with many different aspects to consider. Cleaning the
surfaces, floors, and the other visible areas within your kitchen are easily
catered for with a daily and weekly cleaning schedule, but carrying out duct
work cleaning for your kitchen extractor fan, with its many mechanical parts
and hard to reach areas, presents a much
larger task.
Drawing up fumes, pollutants and
airborne grease, your commercial kitchen extractor fan is a vital element of
your safe and healthy workplace. Using duct work to take this contaminated air
and remove it outside, the machinery inside consists mainly of heat pipes and
fans, all of which need regular cleaning so that efficiency can be maintained,
so that they don’t become clogged, and so that they don’t harbour potentially
harmful bacteria.
Whether in a domestic or a
commercial kitchen, keeping an extractor fan completely free of grease is near
to impossible. But built up grease can be a big hazard, allowing dust and
debris to stick to it and presenting the ideal place for bacteria to grow. Add
to this the increased risk of fire from the fan overheating and it is clear to
see the benefits of a regular cleaning routine.
Our Five Tips For Cleaning Kitchen Extractor Fans
1. Regular, little and often
As is true with all cleaning, the more often you clean your kitchen extractor fan, the less effort and time it will take, and the lower the grease levels to be cleaned off each time.
As is true with all cleaning, the more often you clean your kitchen extractor fan, the less effort and time it will take, and the lower the grease levels to be cleaned off each time.
2. Cover everything else to avoid splattering
Sounds obvious, but covering the area underneath and for some distance around your extractor fan will ensure that the grease and grime you are cleaning off doesn’t fall and contaminate your other equipment and surfaces. And you should wear protective clothing and gloves yourself – cleaning the extractor can be a messy job!
Sounds obvious, but covering the area underneath and for some distance around your extractor fan will ensure that the grease and grime you are cleaning off doesn’t fall and contaminate your other equipment and surfaces. And you should wear protective clothing and gloves yourself – cleaning the extractor can be a messy job!
3. Disassemble all the elements
Once you have ensured that the extractor fan is disconnected from the mains and any other power supply, your extractor fan can be taken apart and cleaned using the manufacturer’s instructions. The interior elements that will need cleaning will include the filter (unless it is a charcoal one, in which case it will need replacing), the fan (taking care not to get cleaning solution into any electrical components), and the light.
Once you have ensured that the extractor fan is disconnected from the mains and any other power supply, your extractor fan can be taken apart and cleaned using the manufacturer’s instructions. The interior elements that will need cleaning will include the filter (unless it is a charcoal one, in which case it will need replacing), the fan (taking care not to get cleaning solution into any electrical components), and the light.
4. Plenty of elbow grease!!
To degrease your extractor fan is no light weight task, especially as many extractors have highly polished or painted surfaces that will scratch should you use an abrasive cloth. Of course, with regular cleaning, less effort is needed each time.
To degrease your extractor fan is no light weight task, especially as many extractors have highly polished or painted surfaces that will scratch should you use an abrasive cloth. Of course, with regular cleaning, less effort is needed each time.
5. Professional kitchen and duct work cleaning
While methodical cleaning can make your extractor fan work harder and longer for you, it is also just as important to clean the entire ducting that carries the grease and contaminated air outside for you – ducting that is difficult or impossible to reach through ordinary access methods. So to do a full and thorough duct work cleaning job requires professional help from someone who has the right tools and mechanical knowledge to enable them to reach every part of your duct work. In addition, it is a legal requirement to have your duct work cleaning done regularly by professionals.
While methodical cleaning can make your extractor fan work harder and longer for you, it is also just as important to clean the entire ducting that carries the grease and contaminated air outside for you – ducting that is difficult or impossible to reach through ordinary access methods. So to do a full and thorough duct work cleaning job requires professional help from someone who has the right tools and mechanical knowledge to enable them to reach every part of your duct work. In addition, it is a legal requirement to have your duct work cleaning done regularly by professionals.
Ingot Services – Your Professional Kitchen Extract and Duct Work
Cleaning Company
With a proven track record of over
25 years in cleaning commercial kitchens, at Ingot Services we work with
businesses across the spectrum of industries. We are fully HVCA registered, as well as being members of the Contractors
Health and Safety Assessment Scheme and a Safe Contractor Registered firm. And
when we have completed your duct work cleaning, we will provide you with a
certificate, recognised by your insurers and fire authorities, to prove you
have carried out your requirements by law.
To find out more about Ingot Services and
our kitchen extractor fan and duct work cleaning
services, please call on 0800 731 7892.
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