Grease Filters For Commercial Kitchens

Extractaire baffle filters are engineered for use in commercial kitchen ventilation hoods requiring a filter that is listed to the ul 1046 standard.

Grease filters for commercial kitchens.

Only baffle style filters comply with nfpa 96 and should be used in cooking operations that produce a moderate to heavy amount of grease. Our selection of grease filters includes the products you need to replace the clogged broken or damaged ones on your equipment. Disposable kitchen grease filters from shepherd filters capture up to 98 of the grease before entering the kitchen hood exhaust system. Commercial hood filters remove grease smoke steam odors heat and other substances that are produced during the cooking process.

A properly fitted baffle grease filter is essential to keeping your commercial kitchen clean and safe. This greatly reduces the grease build up that enters the plenum duct work fans and roofs minimizing the risk of a catastrophic fire. Consider using disposable fiber grease filters in commercial kitchens. While residential grease filters can typically go up to three months without cleaning grease filters in commercial kitchens need to be cleaned weekly or daily depending on cooking style and volume.

Shepherd filters are made from 100 wool a naturally fire retardant. And your workers don t want to come home smelling like grease every night as grease. Listed kitchen grease filters and grease removal devices that are removable but not an integral component of a specifically listed exhaust hood shall be listed in accordance with ul 1046. Grease build up inside the ducts and fans can be a fire hazard.

Grease on food preparation surfaces breed bacteria which in turn creates health hazards. The extractaire baffle filter design and construction provides reliable fire protection and grease extraction for lighter duty ckv environments. Mesh filters are not appropriate for commercial cooking operations and do not comply with nfpa 96. The airclean baffle type grease filter is designed for use in commercial kitchens to remove airborne grease prior to entering the extraction system.

It is recognised that there is an increasing need to maintain and improve hygiene standards in kitchens and to reduce the fire hazards above the heat source. The captrate filter line both solo and combo can extract more than 85 of grease above seven microns in size. The hood must be equipped with the appropriate grease removal filters. Captiveaire s captrate filter line offers the most effective grease extractors in the commercial kitchen ventilation industry today to help reduce the grease build up in the hood duct and plenum.

Filters should be cleaned regularly.