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Do you manage a school commercial kitchen? There’s always so much to do to keep it running smoothly that you may be neglecting to keep the exhaust system as clean as it should be. Keeping your exhaust system clean is extremely important because built-up grease can easily ignite and cause a flash fire. This could be tremendously dangerous for your kitchen staff, the children at your school, administrators, and teachers. It could also cause costly damage to your commercial kitchen. Prevent a flash fire from ever becoming an issue in your school’s commercial kitchen by signing up for complete exhaust system cleaning services from Flue Steam.

Taking care of your exhaust system is so important

Your kitchen’s exhaust system plays a pivotal role every day. When your staff cooks, it removes hot air and odors from the kitchen. Its main role, though, is so safely eliminate vaporized grease, which is a natural byproduct of cooking. If your exhaust system doesn’t stay clean, it won’t be able to do its job properly. When too much grease builds up in your exhaust system, a dangerous flash fire could erupt within the exhaust ducts.

Your kitchen will be in great hands

When you turn to Flue Steam, you’ll be able to rest assured that your commercial kitchen will be in excellent hands. We have over 55 years in the commercial kitchen exhaust system cleaning business, so we know just what to do to effectively remove grease deposits from every inch of your exhaust system. You won’t have to worry about a flash fire occurring in your school’s kitchen when you sign up for recurring cleaning visits from Flue Steam. Sign up for your commercial kitchen exhaust system’s first cleaning by calling 800-700-FLUE or emailing contact@fluesteam.com. We’ll be happy to schedule it at a date and time that’s most convenient for your busy schedule.

About steam cleaning

We effectively clean every inch of exhaust systems via the steam cleaning method, which involves the use of hot, high-pressure water to remove grease on the exhaust hood, drip cups, and exhaust fans. We recommend that all school commercial kitchen exhaust systems be steam cleaned 2-4 times per year. Sign up for steam cleaning services for your school commercial kitchen exhaust system from Flue Steam by calling 800-700-FLUE or emailing contact@fluesteam.com now.

Fire code compliant cleaning services

After every steam cleaning service, our technicians provide “Certificate of Performance” stickers that serve as proof that you have fulfilled your NFPA code obligations by successfully having your exhaust system cleaned regularly. Our stickers keep code inspectors satisfied and may even help your school get a reduction on its insurance bill.

Contact us

We invite you to contact us today. If you have any questions, we’d be happy to answer them. Call 800-700-FLUE or email contact@fluesteam.com.

In hospitals, safety is a top concern. So much research has gone into and continues to go into making sure proper precautions are followed to ensure the most hygienic, safe environment for all patients, visitors, doctors, nurses, and other staff. Making sure patients have ideal outcomes from surgeries and other procedures is absolutely essential. But did you know that you could be unwittingly putting everyone in your hospital at considerable risk? That’s right – many people who operate commercial kitchens in hospitals aren’t aware of the importance of making sure the exhaust system is cleaned perfectly on a regular basis.

Already packed schedule?

But how are you supposed to make that happen? As the manager of a hospital commercial kitchen, you already have so much on your plate without adding this to the mix. The good news is that you don’t have to make time in your already jam-packed schedule – just enlist the experts at Flue Steam.

Sign up for cleaning services today

We offer complete commercial kitchen exhaust system cleaning services for hospitals, restaurants, hotel kitchens, and other facilities located throughout Southern California. We have been providing these services for over 55 years, and countless commercial kitchen managers have depended on us on a regular basis. We have the highly trained technicians, specialized equipment, and commitment to excellent service to deliver impeccable cleaning services at every visit. Sign up now by calling 800-700-FLUE – we’ll be happy to schedule your first cleaning service at an ideal date and time according to your busy schedule.

Hand scraping and steam cleaning

We recommend signing up for both hand scraping and steam cleaning services. Hand scraping is exactly what it sounds like – simple, effective scraping of all scraping of accessible areas of your exhaust system – including the range hood, drip cups, exhaust ducts, and exhaust fans. This will prevent grease from building up in your exhaust system, which can lead to dangerous, costly flash fires. Steam cleaning involves the use of specialized equipment and involves more set-up, so it is more of an investment, but through the use of hot, pressurized water, it results in a more thorough cleaning. We recommend that hospital commercial kitchen manager sign up for monthly hand scraping services and supplement this with 2-4 steam cleanings per year. That way, you’ll receive the cost effective benefits of hand scraping services while still making sure your exhaust system receives a full polish every so often.

Certificate of Performance

After every cleaning service, we’ll provide a Certificate of Performance sticker for your exhaust system that will not only keep code inspectors satisfied, it may even lower your insurance bills. Talk about a win-win!

Bonus services

The safety of your hospital commercial kitchen is very important to us. That’s why we offer the following bonus services at every regularly schedule cleaning visit:

• Exhaust fan inspection
• Check of the belts and other parts
• Grease your fan bearings
• If belts are worn out and you have a replacement on hand, we’ll install it for you at no additional charge

Contact us today! Call 800-700-FLUE.

The holiday season has officially arrived. If you operate a commercial kitchen in a restaurant, hotel, school, hospital, or other entity, you may be feeling the rush of even more activity. Because while plenty of people prepare special meals at home, they still enjoy the convenience and fun of eating out at restaurants. Who wants to cook for a crowd more than a couple of times? Just about no one – so eating out comes to the rescue. Many restaurants receive a serious boost of activity during the holiday season. But there’s one thing that’s really important that you may not have thought of as you buckle down to meet the holiday rush season…. Is your commercial kitchen’s exhaust system clean enough?

Code requirements prevent flash fires

The law requires that your commercial kitchen’s exhaust system be cleaned on a regular basis to prevent the build-up of grease deposits that could cause flash fires. Flash fires would mean a major interruption to your business, costly damage to your kitchen equipment, and perhaps even injury to your staff. Code regulations require that you make sure your commercial kitchen’s exhaust system stay free of major grease deposits, but it can be hard to make that a top priority amidst the holiday season’s hustle and bustle. If you’re having trouble keeping up, we highly recommend partnering with Flue Steam. We will be happy to schedule regular hand-scraping and steam cleaning services for your commercial kitchen located anywhere in Southern California.

Hand scraping and steam cleaning

We recommend that businesses sign up for hand scraping services once a month, and schedule steam cleaning services 2-4 times per year to supplement that. Hand scraping involves simply and effectively scraping grease deposits off the range hood, ducts, drip cups, and other areas of your kitchen’s exhaust system. Steam cleaning utilizes special equipment and hot, pressurized water to thoroughly scrub every inch of your exhaust system. While it delivers better overall clean, it is also more of an investment. Pairing both hand scraping and steam cleaning services is an excellent way to make sure your commercial kitchen stays protected from flash fires and works efficiently to draw grease from the air every day.

Bonus services

The safety and efficiency of your commercial kitchen are really important to us. As a result, we offer various bonus services that are included every time you have a regularly schedule hand scraping or steam cleaning service. These include:

• Exhaust fan inspection
• Grease fan bearings
• If your belts are worn out and you have a replacement at hand, we’ll install the new belt at no charge

We offer these services to make sure your exhaust system stays cleaner for as long as possible. We also offer grease filter exchange services and 24/7 emergency repair services. Get started today – contact us at 800-700-FLUE!

Aren’t you tired of having to deal with keeping your commercial kitchen’s exhaust system clean? It can be so annoying – dealing with all the access panels, scrubbing, and always wondering whether you’re getting all the right spaces clean enough. Thankfully, you don’t have to keep struggling with this anymore. Rest assured that you’ll always be up to code with a clean, efficient, totally safe commercial kitchen when you partner with Flue Steam.

Our Services

At Flue Steam, we offer impeccable cleaning services for commercial kitchen exhaust systems across Southern California. We have been partnering with kitchen managers in restaurants, hotels, and other establishments for over 55 years, and we would be happy to meet your needs on a regular basis. You’ll never have to wonder whether your exhaust system is clean enough to be safe and up to code when you rely on Flue Steam. Our technicians thoroughly clean every part of your exhaust system including the range hood, ducts, and other areas. We offer hand scraping and steam cleaning service for your convenience.

Hand scraping services from Flue Steam

It’s as simple as it sounds – we utilize your access panels (if you don’t have enough of them, we can install them for you according to all code requirements) to reach every accessible inch of your exhaust system to remove grease deposits and keep your exhaust system humming along

efficiently and safely. We’ll start with your range hood, and then move to the exhaust ducts, drip cups, and exhaust fans. We recommend signing up for hand scraping services on a monthly basis.

Steam cleaning services from Flue Steam

Steam cleaning of your exhaust system involves the use of hot, pressurized water to deliver the most thorough cleaning possible. It is more expensive cleaning because of the expertise and time involved, so we recommend supplementing steam cleaning services 2-4 times per year.

Certificate of Performance

After every hand scraping and steam cleaning service, we will provide you with a “Certificate of Performance” sticker. Our stickers assure code inspectors that you have fulfilled your CFPA code obligations and may even help you save money on your insurance bills – win-win!

Bonus services

We want your commercial kitchen to be safe and run as efficiently as possible. So at every regularly scheduled cleaning, we’ll also inspect your exhaust fan, check the belts and other parts, and grease your fan bearings. If your belts are worn out and you have a replacement on hand, we’ll install them for you at no charge. We do this to make sure your exhaust system is able to draw properly and stay clean for as long as possible.

Contact us today

We look forward to hearing from you! We would be happy to answer any questions you may have about our services, give you an estimate, and schedule your first exhaust system cleaning today. Just give us a call at 800-700-FLUE. You’ll be giving gratitude all year long for a safe, clean exhaust system when you partner with Flue Steam this Thanksgiving season.

So many commercial kitchens throughout Southern California are unknowingly harboring the ghastliest thing imaginable… grease! If your commercial kitchen’s exhaust system isn’t thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis, then it’s at a risk of a flash fire (plus it’s in violation of code, and you could be fined). To prevent ghostly grease from taking refuge in your commercial kitchen’s exhaust system, establish a partnership with Flue Steam. We’ll gladly send one of our experienced, highly knowledgeable technicians to your commercial kitchen to expel all ghostly grease from all areas of your exhaust system. But you may be wondering, how does it work?

Hand scraping and steam cleaning

These are the industry standards for commercial kitchen exhaust system cleaning. Hand scraping is just what it sounds like – simple, effective, and affordable hand scraping of all accessible areas of your exhaust system including the fans, hoods, ducts, and hood. Steam cleaning involves more setup and expertise, and it utilizes hot, high-pressure water to expunge stubborn grease from every inch of your exhaust system. It costs more, but it’s even better than hand scraping. We recommend that most businesses sign up for monthly hand scraping services and supplement this with steam cleaning 2-4 times per year. That way, you’ll get all the benefits of both systems of cleaning.

We’ll be happy to set up your hand scraping and steam cleaning services at dates and times that make the most sense for your and your staff’s busy schedules. Just give us a call at 800-700-FLUE to schedule your first cleaning today.

Grease filter exchange services

Our mission is to make sure your commercial kitchen exhaust system gets and stays as clean as possible for as long as possible. One important aspect of this is making sure your grease filter is changed on a regular basis, so we offer convenient grease filter exchange services. When a grease filter is clean, it can trap up to 70-80% of the grease that passes through it. But if it becomes saturated with grease, it won’t be able to do its job, so your system won’t run efficiently and there will be a dangerous accumulation of grease right next to your cooking appliances. Talk about a flash fire risk! Prevent this by signing up for grease filter exchange services from Flue Steam. At preset intervals, we’ll deliver fresh, clean filters right to your business. We recommend scheduling this service every 2 weeks. We also sell new grease filters of various sizes from top brands like Flame Guard and Kason for your convenience. Schedule grease filter exchange services now by calling 800-700-FLUE.

We also offer exhaust fan maintenance, automatic fire suppression system service, and portable fire extinguisher sales and service for commercial kitchens throughout Southern California. Establish your partnership with Flue Steam today by simply calling 800-700-FLUE. We look forward to serving you!