Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Importance of Commercial Kitchen Hood Cleaning in Utah

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The Importance of Commercial Kitchen Hood Cleaning in Utah


For restaurants and commercial kitchens across Utah, proper hood ventilation system cleaning is absolutely critical for safety and compliance with fire codes. Grease buildup in hoods, ducts, and fans can create a dangerous fire hazard. Regular professional cleaning services are required to prevent this.


Kitchen exhaust cleaning does more than just remove fire hazards. Additional benefits include:

  • Improves air quality - Removes grease residues that could trigger smoke or odors. Workers breathe easier in a grease-free kitchen.
  • Increases system efficiency - Removes built up grease on fan blades and ducts so your system can work as intended. Better ventilation keeps kitchen temps comfortable.
  • Ensures passing inspections - Cleaning by a certified company provides documentation of compliance with local and state codes.
  • Reduces pest problems - Cockroaches, rats, and other pests are attracted to grease. Proper cleaning eliminates infestation risks.
  • Extends equipment life - Preventative cleanings reduce wear and corrosion on hoods, fans, and components. Your investment lasts longer.

How Often Should Cleaning Be Done?

For commercial kitchens, most local fire departments require exhaust cleaning every 3 to 6 months. High volume operations may need quarterly or even monthly cleanings. A reputable hood cleaning company can advise on proper schedule based on equipment usage.

Trust Utah's Top Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Company


When you require commercial kitchen hood cleaning services in Utah, choose Ace Ventilation Cleaning. For over 25 years, we have served restaurants across Utah with:


  • Certified cleaning technicians
  • Powerful truck-mounted systems
  • Safe, eco-friendly cleaning solutions
  • Comprehensive services for entire ventilation system

Contact us today for a free quote on cleaning services. We serve all of Utah including Salt Lake City, Provo, Orem and surrounding areas. Stay code compliant and keep your commercial kitchen safe!

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Salt Lake City Fire Prevention

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How to Clean Grease Trap Screens in Range Hoods


Grease traps are designed to keep fats, oils, and other greasy substances from entering your building’s ventilation or sewage system. If they begin to overflow, your hood system may begin to fail. The size of your grease traps can affect how often they need to be cleaned. Adhere to the following steps to keep them in good condition:

  1. Remove grease traps: Remove the grease traps from your range hood.
  2. Remove grease: Proceed to remove as much grease from them as you can. Be sure to place the grease in a separate container and refrain from rinsing it down a drain.
  3. Eliminate remnants: Using a non-abrasive scrubbing pad or soft bristle brush, scrub any remaining grease from the traps.
  4. Prepare degreasing solution: Using warm water and a liquid degreaser, create a cleaning solution in your sink. Be sure to check your degreaser bottle to find the appropriate water ratio.
  5. Soak traps: Once the sink has been prepared, soak your grease traps in the solution.
  6. Remove traps from solution: After waiting 5-10 minutes, remove the traps from the sink.
  7. Dry: Allow your grease traps to air dry before re-installing them in your kitchen hood.

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Exhaust Hood Cleaning

An exhaust hood helps to draw smoke, fumes, and other particles in the air out of your kitchen. Over time, these particles can build up in your hood system, resulting in a need to have it cleaned. Use the following instructions to learn how to clean an exhaust hood:

Remove any additional components: To best clean your kitchen hood, be sure to remove any grease traps, filters, and fans to ensure each component is cleaned separately.

Mix cleaning solution: In a bucket, prepare a solution of warm water and liquid degreaser.

Scrub interior: Using the solution, scrub the interior of the hood using a non-abrasive scrub pad, soft-bristle brush, or cloth. Be sure to remove any grease or additional debris.

Wipe interior: After scrubbing, wipe the interior using a damp cloth to remove any soapy residue. Afterward, use a separate towel to dry the interior.

Scrub exterior: Using the cleaning solution, scrub the exterior of the hood to remove any excess grease.

Wipe exterior: Remove any additional soap residue with a damp cloth. Dry the exterior using a separate towel.

Dry: Give your kitchen hood additional time to air dry.


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Tips on buying and maintaining smoke alarms and CO detectors for your home

Properly installed and maintained smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors can help save lives by providing a critical early warning for anyone in the home. Along with home fire sprinklers, they’re the best tools we have for protecting our family from fire, injuries and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Types of smoke alarms

With so many options, at varying prices, it’s hard knowing what type of device is best for your home. Whether you live in a newer home that’s wired for interconnected devices, an older home or a condo, here’s a helpful guide on what’s available:

Ionization smoke alarms – Generally recognized for being more responsive to fast, flaming fires that feed on combustibles like paper, grease and synthetic material.

Photoelectric smoke alarms – Generally recognized for their ability to detect smoke patterns from fires that slowly smolder before igniting.

Battery operated – Typically the cheapest and easiest way to protect homes that aren’t pre-wired for interconnected devices. Battery-operated smoke alarms continue to work through power outages, if the batteries are replaced and tested regularly.

10-year battery powered – Sealed, lithium battery-powered smoke detectors last for ten years, essentially the life of the alarm. They’re always on and also work through a power outage.

Hardwired AC operated – These devices are wired to the household’s 120V electrical circuit. They’re interconnected, so if one device detects smoke or fire, all alarms throughout the home go off simultaneously. A power outage can affect these alarms, but many are equipped with a battery backup.


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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

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Fire suppression systems are used to extinguish, control, or in some cases, entirely prevent fires from spreading or occurring. Fire suppression systems have an incredibly large variety of applications, and as such, there are many different types of suppression systems for different applications being used today.


How does a fire suppression system work?
A fire suppression system will have built-in components to detect fires as early as possible. These components will first identify the presence of flames and smoke. The suppression system will then initiate an alarm, so the blaze can be subdued before it has the chance to spread. A fire suppression system can be considered an ‘active’ fire protection method because the system is triggered in response to the presence of fire. As will be explored further in this article, a fire suppression system also contains a range of components that ‘actively’ work to extinguish flames and smoke.

What is the difference between a fire sprinkler and a fire suppression system?
Both fire suppression systems and sprinkler systems can control or extinguish fires and are activated when detecting heat or smoke. A fire suppression system, however, doesn’t use water as it can be ineffective in certain types of fires. For example, a facility that uses combustible gas or oil, for instance, would not benefit from using water as a fire suppressing agent. For this reason, fire suppression systems are more common in industrial environments than traditional water sprinkler systems.

Why use an automatic fire suppression system?
Just like a traditional system, an automatic fire suppression system will consist of an element that detects heat and smoke and a suppression agent container. There will also often be a manual activation system that acts as a failsafe in the case that the automatic system isn’t triggered.

The main benefit of an automatic fire suppression system is that they eliminate the need for human activation or intervention. Not only does this reduce the risk to occupants’ safety, but it is also ideal for extinguishing fires in remote or less accessible areas of a building or estate.

Furthermore, automatic fire suppression systems are a particularly worthy investment for industries and companies containing flammable materials or high-value goods. This type of preventative measure could be looked upon favourably by insurance providers, who may reward business owners and landlords with lower premium rates for taking this type of precaution.

When is a fire suppression system required?
Fire suppression systems should be installed in buildings where a sprinkler system may not be the most effective method of fire protection. These can include rooms that contain a large amount of electrical equipment, irreplaceable assets or perishable items that could be susceptible to water damage.

Although there are no legal installation requirements for fire suppression systems, property owners, be they commercial or residential, are responsible for arranging experts to conduct fire risk assessments. This assessment, whether conducted internally or externally, may reveal the need for a fire suppression system. Further information can be found in our article on who exactly is responsible for fire safety legislation.


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