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How to Choose an Extraction Canopy For Your Commercial Kitchen

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Choosing the right extraction canopy can be a tricky task. A good quality canopy should not only be safe to use, but it should also be easy to install. It is a common misconception that extraction systems are complicated. In fact, the process can be both simple and complex, depending on your needs. Fortunately, there are many simple ways to get the best extraction canopy for your commercial kitchen. Read on for some of the top benefits of extraction canopies and how to choose the right one for your needs.

Necessary Features

A good extraction canopy can save you money by providing adequate air extraction. The canopy should have filters for grease and water vapour, which will keep the air fresh. You should also choose fans that are ERP-compliant and with low-voltage inverter speed control. Moreover, you should look for a canopy that has a drip channel that will catch water vapour and prevent it from dripping down the canopy. In addition, you should choose a canopy with a removable drip channel drawer. This will make the collection of moisture a simple task.

Benefits

A good kitchen extraction canopy can help prevent fires in the kitchen. Studies have shown that around 70% of commercial kitchen fires start in the canopy and its ductwork. Proper ventilation is essential to avoid fire hazards, because kitchens generate significant amounts of heat and gases. In fact, some kitchens have been known to re-ignite after fires have been shut down. Ensure that you clean your canopy regularly for hygienic reasons as well as fire safety. You can choose between a single sided canopy or an island extraction canopy. In addition, you can choose between a condensate hood and an extraction canopy.

You must clean your extraction canopy regularly, for two reasons: hygiene and fire safety. Grease deposits in the canopy are a breeding ground for bacteria. If not cleaned, they will drip onto food and potentially contaminate it. Regular cleaning of the canopy will prevent this from happening. You can also hire a professional cleaning service to do this for you. This will reduce the risk of contaminated food and dripping grease.

Choosing an extraction canopy for your commercial kitchen should be based on your needs, as well as legislative requirements in your area. While a standard oven hood will suffice for smaller kitchens, a quality canopy will also help you eliminate odors from the kitchen and keep you and your customers healthy. It will also improve your kitchen’s overall efficiency and save you money in the long run. If you’re planning to install an extraction canopy, you’ll be glad you did! Take a look at a few of the different types on the market today.

Choosing an extraction canopy should depend on how much air your kitchen needs to extract. It should also be a good fit for the size of your kitchen and the number of people using the kitchen. If the canopy is too small, you might find that it can’t get rid of all the fumes and grease. In this case, a bigger extraction canopy would be more suitable. If you have an older kitchen, you might want to opt for a canopy with a higher ceiling and more ducts.

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Where Should The Carbon Monoxide Detector Be Placed

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Does Carbon Monoxide Rise

If you’re wondering, does carbon monoxide rise, you are not alone. Many people ask this question every day, because carbon monoxide is a dangerous gas and they want to be sure that they and their family are safe and so they need to know where to place a carbon monoxide monitor to detect any problem as quickly as possible.

What Is Carbon Monoxide

This gas is produced by incomplete burning of fuel, like coal, oil or gas. Normal combustion of these fuels is fine but if there is not enough oxygen being used in the burning, or the chimney or exhaust is blocked, then the amounts of carbon monoxide can build up to dangerous levels. It has a chemical formula of CO – one carbon atom to one oxygen atom.

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, tasteless and odorless gas, which means that you cannot detect it by yourself, as you cannot smell it, see it or taste it, even if it is present in lethal quantities. It has a nickname of the “silent killer” because people often go to sleep, feeling drowsy and never wake up. This means you need a monitor or detector to detect it and it is important to place that monitor in the correct place to detect this gas. These detectors are usually easy to use and affordable.

Carbon monoxide is slightly less dense than ordinary air, which means it does not fall to the ground, nor does it rise right up to the ceiling, it mixes very easily with the air in the room. This means the best place to place a carbon monoxide detector is round about 5 feet (1.5 meters) off the floor. You will find instructions from the manufacturer about the best place to fix the monitor. Make sure you follow those. And if your detector can do more than one job, be sure to check its instructions manual to find out what it can and cannot detect and where best to place it.

The possibility of producing this gas means that you must have a competent installer to put in any new or refurbished heating or cooking appliances and they must also be inspected regularly by a competent technician or engineer.

Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Carbon monoxide poisoning can lead to respiratory problems, including asphyxiation, within hours of being in the building or even faster depending on the level of gas. Without a monitor, carbon monoxide levels in the air are often undetectable until someone begins to show signs of physical illness and by then it may be too late. Carbon monoxide poisoning could lead to brain damage and death in a very short period of time, if not detected and addressed.

Symptoms can include headache, dizziness, nausea, convulsions and irregular heartbeat. At higher levels, the person may go straight to sleep and the heart will fail, leading to death. If you suspect that there is carbon monoxide in the air, get out of the room and let fresh air in. Make sure any appliance is turned off and then checked for safety.

How To Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A Carbon Monoxide detector is a very affordable and easy to operate addition to your home’s protection system. The alarm will signal if there are high levels of carbon monoxide in your home or workplace, providing you with the early warning you need to escape the danger of this highly toxic gas. With a properly installed carbon monoxide detector, your safety will never be in question.

It is important to have any gas, coal, oil or other heating or cooking appliances checked regularly and tested, to ensure they are not producing carbon monoxide fumes.

Extraction Canopies Are Vital In The Commercial Kitchen

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Industrial kitchens produce considerable amounts of heat with their burners, especially when busy. The ventilation fans and ducts have to cope with this. Wall hoods operate where cookers are placed against a wall and single island hoods for stand alone cookers. Canopies cope with a great deal of heat and stainless steel is the best material for this. Watch the video below to see why stainless steel extraction canopies are such a vital part of the commercial kitchen ventilation system.

Commercial Vent Hood

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A commercial exhaust hood, or even a number of hoods, depending on the size of the kitchen, is crucial to any commercial kitchen venture. These are needed for any commercial cooking where grease is involved, to extract the heat and grease-laden vapors generated, so the kitchen runs safely. It is important to get the right equipment for your situation. With a properly designed commercial hood system, you can keep your business legal as well as run it efficiently. It’s not possible to use a hood made for a domestic kitchen in a restaurant or commercial food preparation area, because of the level of heat, grease and vapor produced in commercial kitchens, of whatever size.

A commercial hood vent needs to remove steam, smoke, grease and heat from the food preparation area. This is why commercial vent hoods are installed directly over the heating areas in your restaurant. Then they can collect heat and grease at source. There are baffle filters inside the vent hood to filter out as much grease as possible so it doesn’t enter the ducts forming your ventilation system. The type of baffles you will need are determined by the cooking system in your kitchen, however, even with the best baffle filters, some grease will get through and the system will need regular cleaning. Because of this residual grease, it is vital to be able to clean the ventilation fan and the ductwork from the top, and this means you will need a hinged cover on the exhaust fan in the vent hood. This will reduce the risk of fire hazards and keep your kitchen safe.

Along with the heat and the grease-laden vapors, the exhaust fan also removes air from your commercial kitchen and that needs to be replaced. This is done with a “make-up air unit”. This brings in clean, fresh and usually cooler air to the kitchen and makes up for the hot greasy air removed by the fan. In total, the extraction canopy for the removal and the make-up air unit for replacement of hot air by clean fresh air, form part of any industrial kitchen hood system.

If you are in Ireland or Northern Ireland and need a stainless steel commercial vent hood or extraction canopy, you can get information and a quote on local fabrication and installation from http://stainlesscateringsupplies.co.uk/

Stainless Steel Extraction Hood

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Extraction Hoods and Canopies are vital parts of any commercial kitchen and should be fabricated from Stainless Steel for best safety. They are also legal requirements, to control the environment and guarantee everyone’s health and safety.

Commercial kitchens generate large amounts of heat from their burners, especially when working at full capacity and the ventilation system has to be able to cope with this. Canopy hoods are designed to work efficiently in different positions in the commercial kitchen. Wall hoods are used where cooking equipment is set against a wall. Where equipment is situated in an island set up, then single island hoods are used. All appliances generating fumes in a commercial kitchen should each have a canopy. Canopies deal with a lot of heat; and stainless steel is an excellent material when used as part of an overall system for managing this heat safely. An effective canopy should also discourage condensation because that will lead to the accumulation of particles inside the hood. The duct needs to be well insulated to allow the system to discharge hot air at the outlet, not within the building.

The extracted air needs to be replaced with fresh air to restore what is removed and to maintain atmospheric pressure. Replacement air systems can obtain air both from outside, for instance, a rooftop unit, or internally, perhaps from the dining area. The air is filtered and then heated or cooled to the correct standard.

Filters in the canopy hood remove grease residues and particulates from the air inlets. However, grease can still get through and build up in the ducts, if the system is not cleaned regularly. This can cause a fire hazard. Access is important for commercial kitchen ventilation systems. They need regular cleaning to maintain safety; and good access is vital for this work to be carried out. It’s also needed for maintenance, inspection and component replacement.

Get expert advice on your kitchen extraction needs in Northern Ireland and on commercial kitchen outfitting from http://stainlesscateringsupplies.co.uk/

Commercial Kitchen Extraction Canopy

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Did you know that commercial kitchens can produce carbon monoxide – a lethal colourless odourless gas? (It’s important to have a carbon monoxide monitor to keep checking for this. I was just glad we had one in our house today – the glass fronted fire started putting out carbon monoxide and we would not have known if it hadn’t been that the monitor started beeping loudly. I was already asleep and it woke me up. We opened all the windows and got fresh air running through the house.) Or that they can release particles that can trigger respiratory illnesses? An industrial extractor fan is not just for improving the working environment; it is a necessity for safety and the health of your staff and customers. Kitchen ventilation in a commercial kitchen environment is crucial as well as a legal requirement. A Commercial Kitchen Extraction Canopy contains a hood with edges that extend beyond the cooking area, so the canopy catches the contaminated air at source, preventing it from moving elsewhere. The kitchen extract canopy contains filters to remove particles and grease, to avoid any buildup in the air inlets. The ventilation system also has ducts for fume discharge and to allow fresh air into the kitchen. Fans move fumes from the hood to the ducts.

It’s also important to maintain your kitchen extraction canopy because if you have a fire and your ventilation system has not been maintained, your insurance company will contest any claim you make. Professional cleaning for commercial extraction canopies is recommended, as the canopy extracts grease from the air, making it a fire hazard if not regularly cleaned.

As well as collecting fumes and poisonous gases, commercial kitchen extraction canopies filter out carbon and grease from the air. This is another health and safety feature, as grease-filled air is a common cause of commercial kitchen fires. These are especially common in kitchens where a lot of frying or wok cooking is done.

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