The seven protocols
We do not write a service-menu PDF. We run seven protocols on a fixed cycle. Each is named, scoped, and priced. Below: what each one actually covers.
Hood + duct cleaning
Plenum, filter rack, vertical and horizontal duct, exhaust fan housing — cleaned to the bare-metal standard at NFPA 96 §11.4.
P-02 · Annual or as neededHood certification
Capture-and-containment verification with smoke pencil and SmokeGen. Stickered to current cycle for the AHJ.
P-03 · SeasonalMakeup-air balancing
Static-pressure mapping at the hood plane and dining-room boundary. Belt and damper adjustment. Target −0.02 in. w.c. at the hood, near-neutral at the door.
P-04 · QuarterlyGrease-trap coordination
Houston Code §47-512(b) sets a 90-day pump cycle. We coordinate the registered transporter, capture the manifest, and file the waiver where the math allows.
P-05 · QuarterlyExhaust fan service
Belts, sheaves, bearing temperature, motor amperage, hinge and curb seal. Roof work so the GM doesn't have to.
P-06 · ProjectNew-build commissioning
Shop drawings to first ME-3 inspection. We sit between the GC, the hood OEM, and the licensed installer.
P-?? · AskNot on the list
Brewery hoods, robot fryers, food-truck conversions, smoke abatement — if it carries grease-laden vapor, ask. We have probably seen it.
How a quarterly visit runs
A standing operator walks twice in a year and gets four service visits. Each service visit is paced as follows: the technician arrives during the kitchen's pre-line slow window (typically 09:00–11:00 for lunch service operators, 14:00–16:00 for dinner-only operators); pulls the filters and bags them for soak; runs a low-pressure pre-rinse on the plenum; cleans the plenum to bare metal with a hot-water alkaline degreaser; cleans the vertical and horizontal duct via the access panels; cleans the exhaust fan housing on the roof; replaces filter gaskets where torn; rinses; photographs; reseats filters; runs the fan; takes a reading at the hood plane with a manometer; and stamps the record.
The whole sequence runs ninety minutes for a single-hood operator. Multi-hood operators are scheduled across two visits the same week, never one long visit.