Restaurant exhaust fan cleaning and service
Fan blades, housing and shroud need their own cleaning scope. We check the hinge and access, photograph the condition, and identify anything that cannot be reached safely.
What fan service covers
Included
- Fan hinged back safely, blades cleaned to bare metal
- Housing and shroud washed
- Hinge checked, and flagged if it is seized or missing
- Belt condition noted
- Rooftop grease cleaned, containment emptied or flagged for install
- Electrical cable and containment photographed as we found them
Where we stop
We look at the electrical and photograph it. We do not do electrical work.
If we find damaged wiring or a dead fan motor, we pause the wash on the affected system, photograph it, notify the owner, and continue only once a repair approval is signed. We do not wash around damaged wiring, and we do not restart a dead motor to see what happens.
How to read your last fan photo
A distant exterior photo does not show the blades or document that the fan was opened. Ask for before-and-after photos of the accessible blades and housing from the same angle on the same night.
If those photos are missing, ask the cleaner to explain the performed scope and any access limitation. A gap in the record does not establish what work happened.
The same fan, before and after
One rooftop fan from the first full clean, with the housing hinged back. This pair is the cheapest thing in this trade to leave out of a report, so it is the one to ask any vendor for by name.
Questions we get
Do you repair fans?
Fan repair and replacement, hinge kits and belt replacement are handled directly or through a partner we name. We will not describe regulated or specialized work as in-house when it is not.
My fan is noisy. Is that a cleaning problem?
Sometimes. Grease loading throws blades out of balance. It can also be a bearing, a belt or the motor. We look at it and photograph what we find, and the report tells you which one it looks like.
Why do you note the belt condition?
We photograph visible belt wear and write down what we saw so repair work can be reviewed separately. We do not replace it without your approval.
Can you service a fan on a roof with no hatch?
Usually. Tell us how the roof is reached, whether there is a permanent ladder, and who holds the key. Access goes in the quote as a line rather than turning into a surprise on the night.
The fan looks fine from the ground. Does it still need service?
A view from the ground does not establish the condition inside the housing or under the blades. The accessible fan needs to be checked and photographed before we recommend work.
Get a free fan quote
Tell us the hood and fan count and roughly when it was last cleaned. Photos of the hood, the filters and the rooftop fan speed the quote up considerably.