Kitchen Exhaust Fan Cleaning NYC

The exhaust fan is the engine of your kitchen ventilation system. Mounted on the rooftop or exterior wall, it pulls smoke, heat, and grease-laden air through your hoods and ductwork and exhausts it outside. When grease accumulates on fan blades, bearings, and housings, airflow drops, the motor works harder, energy costs climb, and the risk of a grease fire increases significantly. In NYC's dense commercial corridors, a rooftop grease fire can spread fast and trigger building-wide evacuations.

Our exhaust fan cleaning service goes beyond a surface wipe. We disassemble accessible components, scrape and degrease each fan blade, clean the housing interior, inspect belt tension and condition, and verify that the fan is balanced for quiet, efficient operation. For hinged fan units, we check the hinge kit and grease containment cup to make sure everything functions as designed.

NYC restaurants running charbroilers, woks, or solid-fuel equipment put especially heavy loads on their exhaust fans. If your kitchen staff notices excess heat, smoke lingering over the line, or grease dripping onto surfaces near the hood, your fan almost certainly needs cleaning. Empire Hoods services exhaust fans of all sizes — from single upblast units on a deli rooftop to multi-fan arrays on large hotel kitchens.