Commercial Hood & Duct Cleaning (NFPA-Compliant)

What’s in your Kitchens hoods?!

A1 Fire Protection Services is a complete fire protection company, specializing in a professional and reliable hood cleaning service for all commercial-grade kitchens in the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and throughout the Bay Area. We know that a clean kitchen is vital to your safety and your business success.  A1 Fire Protection Services will keep your kitchen clean and up to code to ensure the best quality food, service and most importantly, safety.

No need to have to remember or call when your services are due. A1 Fire Protection Services will make sure to have you scheduled and always up to date before an inspection is due, and before the accumulation of pesky grease that can build up quickly if not maintained properly.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requires commercial kitchen hoods be inspected at specific intervals, depending on the volume of cooking and type of cooking conducted. Is yours up to code?

Our Process includes:

·  Removal and cleaning of  hood filters. This important first step is where the kitchen crew and most other cleaning companies typically stop. We do not skip this process, we will clean and replace any damaged filters if needed.

·  Draping and protecting cooking equipment and work areas. We don’t leave a mess behind after we’re done. Draping and funneling your hoods allows us to capture the greasy wastewater that comes from cleaning your hoods.

·  Covering appliances, if necessary. We take precaution and cover all appliances and electrical outlets as needed to ensure your kitchen is safe and even more clean after we’re done, than when we started.

·  Applying degreaser to hood, fan and duct work. This is where the cleaning really starts. Degreasers help to break up the grease so we can clean efficiently.

·  Pressure-washing hood, fan and duct work to remove grease. Using the entry points available, we pressure-wash the entire exhaust system from the top down. We open the hoods from the top, usually with roof access and also spray up from the bottom as well. Leaving no corner untreated. 

·  Cleaning excess water and removing the drape. We won’t leave our mess for you to clean up. Our trained technicians are careful to make sure your kitchen is clean and ready to operate again. Cleaning the roof area of all grease and water puddles is important to us. 

·  Wipe down and polishing of the hood. Kitchen employees and restaurant owners take pride in their equipment, and we make sure everything is polished and no chemical residue is left behind.

·  Testing the function of hood fan. When we’re done cleaning, we will perform a test to ensure the fan is fully operational and vibration free. We want you to be able to come in and operate with no issues. 

·  Placing a certification sticker on the outside of the hood. Sometimes our customers need a reminder of when their hood exhaust system was last serviced. We will leave a sticker in a prominent place so you and inspectors know when your hood was cleaned.  But no worries, a service expert will call you to remind you of your next cleaning. 

Keep your kitchen safe, compliant, and spotless.