Restaurant Hood Cleaning
NFPA 96-Compliant Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning
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Serving Los Angeles County Restaurants Since 1978
IKECA Certified • Guaranteed to Pass Inspection
Fast Response • No Obligation
🚨 Failed Fire Inspection? We Offer 24/7 Emergency Hood Cleaning
Our Restaurant Hood Cleaning Services Include:
- Complete Hood Cleaning
- Kitchen Exhaust Duct Cleaning
- Exhaust Fan & Rooftop Unit Cleaning
- Degreasing & Grease Removal
- NFPA 96 Fire Code Compliance
- 24/7 Emergency Hood Cleaning
Additional Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Services
In addition to restaurant hood cleaning and complete kitchen exhaust system cleaning, Action Duct provides comprehensive commercial kitchen cleaning services to help restaurants maintain a safe, sanitary, and fully compliant environment. Our team works with restaurant owners, property managers, and facility operators throughout Los Angeles County to deliver reliable, professional service tailored to your kitchen’s needs.
Additional services include:
- Indoor & Outdoor Power Washing
- Commercial Deep Fryer Cleaning
- Refrigerator & Freezer Cleaning
- Commercial Oven Cleaning
- Dishwasher Exhaust Cleaning
- HVAC Cleaning
- Degreasing & Surface Cleaning
Serving Los Angeles County, California & Nationwide
Restaurant Hood Cleaning & Exhaust System Cleaning
Since 1978, Action Duct has provided professional restaurant hood cleaning and complete kitchen exhaust system cleaning throughout Los Angeles County.
We clean your entire exhaust system — from hood to fan — removing hazardous grease buildup and ensuring your kitchen meets NFPA 96 fire code standards and passes inspection.
Why Restaurants Trust Action Duct:
- Serving Los Angeles County Since 1978
- IKECA Certified Technicians
- NFPA 96 Compliant Cleaning
- Before & After Documentation
- Guaranteed to Pass Inspection
Kitchen exhaust cleaning is legally required for virtually every commercial cooking establishment. Over time, grease-laden vapors accumulate inside your hood and ductwork — creating a serious fire hazard and risking failed inspections.
We make sure your system is fully cleaned, compliant, and safe.
Emergency Hood Cleaning (24/7 Response Available)
Health inspector coming? Fire marshal notice? Grease buildup out of control?
We provide priority emergency hood cleaning services throughout Los Angeles County to help restaurants quickly restore compliance and reduce fire risk.
Our rapid-response team:
- Cleans the full exhaust system
- Removes heavy grease buildup
- Provides documentation for inspectors
- Helps you avoid shutdowns and fines
Recurring Service Plans (Stay Inspection-Ready Year-Round)
Most restaurants are required to clean their exhaust systems on a quarterly, monthly, or semi-annual schedule depending on volume and cooking type.
Our recurring maintenance plans:
- Keep you compliant year-round
- Prevent dangerous grease accumulation
- Reduce fire risk
- Eliminate last-minute inspection stress
- Offer preferred scheduling priority
We track your service intervals so you don’t have to.
Stay ahead of inspections — not behind them.
NFPA 96 Compliance
NFPA 96 requires that commercial kitchen exhaust systems be regularly cleaned to bare metal to prevent fire hazards.
Our certified technicians:
- Clean the hood, ducts, and exhaust fan
- Remove grease buildup to code standards
- Provide service reports and photo documentation
- Help ensure your system passes inspection
Non-compliance can lead to:
- Fire hazards
- Insurance issues
- Failed inspections
- Business interruption
We make compliance simple and stress-free.
Reduce Fire Risk & Protect Your Business
Grease buildup inside exhaust ducts is one of the leading causes of commercial kitchen fires.
A neglected exhaust system can:
- Ignite rapidly
- Spread fire through ductwork
- Cause extensive structural damage
- Result in costly downtime
Professional hood cleaning dramatically reduces fire risk and protects your staff, customers, and investment.
Safety isn’t optional — it’s essential.
Commercial Kitchen Experts Since 1978
Action Duct has served Los Angeles restaurants for nearly five decades.
We work with:
- Independent restaurants
- Multi-location operators
- Hotels
- Hospitals
- Institutional kitchens
Our team understands local inspection standards and delivers consistent, professional service every time.
When it comes to kitchen exhaust cleaning — experience matters.
Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning
By law, kitchen exhaust cleaning is required for virtually every commercial cooking establishment in the United States. Restaurants, hospitals, hotels, employee cafeterias and other food service locations have a hood and ductwork over the stove to exhaust smoke, steam, and fumes out of the building.
These exhaust gasses leave a residue on the inside of the ductwork. Heavy grease buildup creates a fire hazard.
Get Your Free Estimate
Need a quote? Have an upcoming inspection? Fill out the form and our team will contact you promptly to schedule service. No obligation. No pressure. Just professional service.
We provide fast, accurate estimates for restaurants throughout Los Angeles County.
Get Your Free Restaurant Hood Cleaning Estimate
Serving Los Angeles County Restaurants Since 1978
IKECA Certified • Guaranteed to Pass Inspection
Fast Response • No Obligation
🚨 Failed Fire Inspection? We Offer 24/7 Emergency Hood Cleaning
Our Restaurant Hood Cleaning Services Include:
- Complete Hood Cleaning
- Kitchen Exhaust Duct Cleaning
- Exhaust Fan & Rooftop Unit Cleaning
- Degreasing & Grease Removal
- NFPA 96 Fire Code Compliance
- 24/7 Emergency Hood Cleaning
Additional Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Services
In addition to restaurant hood cleaning and complete kitchen exhaust system cleaning, Action Duct provides comprehensive commercial kitchen cleaning services to help restaurants maintain a safe, sanitary, and fully compliant environment. Our team works with restaurant owners, property managers, and facility operators throughout Los Angeles County to deliver reliable, professional service tailored to your kitchen’s needs.
Additional services include:
- Indoor & Outdoor Power Washing
- Commercial Deep Fryer Cleaning
- Refrigerator & Freezer Cleaning
- Commercial Oven Cleaning
- Dishwasher Exhaust Cleaning
- HVAC Cleaning
- Degreasing & Surface Cleaning
Professional Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Results
- Complete hood
- Ductwork cleaned
- Exhaust fan degreased
- Photo documentation provided
Fire Code Compliance & Grease Fire Prevention
Grease accumulation inside commercial kitchen exhaust systems is a leading cause of restaurant kitchen fires. Open flames, high-volume cooking, and continuous exhaust airflow create conditions where grease buildup can ignite and spread rapidly.
A typical commercial kitchen exhaust fire scenario:
- Flames flare up during cooking
- Grease-coated hood filters ignite
- Exhaust fans pull flames into grease-filled ductwork
- Fire spreads through the exhaust system and into the fan or roof
Professional commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning reduces fire risk, protects property, and helps restaurants remain compliant with fire safety regulations. Our commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning services follow NFPA 96 standards, the national fire code governing the inspection, maintenance, and cleaning of commercial kitchen exhaust systems.
Types of Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning
Commercial kitchen exhaust systems require specialized cleaning methods based on system design, grease volume, and local fire authority requirements.
Manual Scraping & Degreasing
A cost-effective method used to remove heavy grease buildup from accessible areas of hoods, ducts, and exhaust components. When performed thoroughly, this method complies with applicable fire codes.
Pressure Washing or Steam Cleaning
A more intensive process used for heavily contaminated systems or hard-to-reach ductwork. This method provides a deeper clean and is often required by fire inspectors or local regulations for certain commercial kitchens.
How Often Should Restaurant Kitchen Exhausts Be Cleaned?
Cleaning frequency for commercial kitchen exhaust systems depends on cooking volume and grease production. General guidelines include:
- 30 days: Wood-burning or charcoal-burning stoves, charbroilers, 24-hour restaurants and some hamburger places
- 60 days: Many hamburger restaurants and fast-food locations
- 90 days:Â Average restaurant, employee cafeteria, hotel or hospital kitchen
- 180 days:Â Pizza places, convalescent hospitals or small snack bars
- 1 year:Â Hoods over non-grease-creating appliances, such as steam kettles, dishwashers or soup vats
Regular commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning helps restaurants pass inspections, reduce liability, and maintain a safe working environment.
The Importance of IKECA Membership
Proper kitchen exhaust cleaning is critical to fire prevention. Improper grease exhaust cleaning can pose extreme risks, as described in this article by Catersource®.
Action Duct is certified by the International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association (IKECA). IKECA members are committed to a thorough cleaning of the entire exhaust system, from the hood in the kitchen to the fan on the roof. Members follow the highest cleaning and inspection standards in the industry.
All of our work is guaranteed to pass fire, health, and insurance inspection.
Health inspector coming? Fire marshal notice? Grease buildup out of control?
We provide priority emergency hood cleaning services throughout Los Angeles County to help restaurants quickly restore compliance and reduce fire risk.
Our rapid-response team:
- Cleans the full exhaust system
- Removes heavy grease buildup
- Provides documentation for inspectors
- Helps you avoid shutdowns and fines
Don’t risk closure. Request emergency service now.