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Kitchen Hood Cleaning terms, defined

Plain definitions of the hood cleaning words that come up on estimates, inspections and supplier calls, written for hood cleaners. Each term says where it matters on the job and links the Koira calculator, cost guide or template that goes with it.

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Kitchen Hood CleaningBaffle filterBaffle filters are the metal filters in a kitchen hood that make grease laden air change direction so grease drops out before the duct.

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Shared with HVACCFMCFM means cubic feet per minute, the volume of air a fan, register or duct moves.

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Kitchen Hood CleaningDuct access panelA duct access panel is a sealed door in a duct that lets cleaners reach the inside to clean it.

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Kitchen Hood CleaningExhaust fan hinge kitAn exhaust fan hinge kit lets a rooftop upblast fan tilt open on a hinge so the fan and duct below can be cleaned without unbolting it.

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Kitchen Hood CleaningGrease ductThe grease duct is the sealed duct from a kitchen hood to the rooftop exhaust fan that carries grease laden air out of the building.

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Kitchen Hood CleaningKitchen exhaust hoodA commercial kitchen exhaust hood is the canopy over cooking equipment that captures grease laden smoke and pulls it through filters into the grease duct.

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Shared with HVACMakeup airMakeup air is outside air brought into a building to replace air that exhaust fans or a range hood pull out.

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