Hood & exhaust cleaning
Kitchen exhaust cleaning to NFPA 96 standard — the service your fire inspector and your insurer both ask about.
Every commercial kitchen with a grease-producing appliance needs its exhaust system cleaned on a schedule. Your insurer may require documented service, and a missing certificate is a common finding at fire inspection.
What to ask before you hire
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- Do you clean to NFPA 96 standard, bare metal, including the horizontal duct run and the fan — not just the filters and the hood interior?
- Will you leave a dated service certificate and before/after photos I can hand to my insurer and the fire inspector?
- What cleaning frequency are you recommending for my volume, and why? (Solid-fuel and high-volume frying need more frequent service than a low-volume kitchen.)
- Are you insured, and can you send a certificate of insurance naming my business?
- Do you service after close, and what is the total time my kitchen is out of use?
- Does the quote include the rooftop fan hinge and access panels if mine are missing?
Listings
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A Clean Hood
Commercial kitchen hood and exhaust system cleaning serving Greater Cleveland.
Services: Hood and exhaust cleaning · Grease duct cleaning · Filter service
Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties
Confirm whether the quote includes rooftop fan access and hinge kits — a fan that cannot be tipped safely is the usual reason a system gets cleaned only as far as the filters.
Verified Aug 9, 2026 · number checked against 1 source
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Cleveland Hood Cleaning
24/7 or emergency service
Kitchen exhaust cleaning to NFPA 96 standard covering the complete system — hood, ducts, exhaust fan, and rooftop grease control — plus exhaust fan inspection and full kitchen degreasing. Cleaning frequency is set to your cooking volume.
Services: Hood and duct cleaning · Exhaust fan inspection · Rooftop grease control · Kitchen degreasing · Night and early morning service
Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina counties
Leaves before-and-after photos and a dated service sticker for fire marshals and insurers — the documentation most operators discover they need at inspection. Works nights and off-hours so the kitchen is not down during service. Covers Westlake, Parma, Strongsville, Lakewood, Mentor, Solon, Medina, and Elyria.
Verified Aug 8, 2026 · number checked against 1 source
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Parker Restaurant Hood Cleaning
Kitchen exhaust and hood cleaning for Northeast Ohio commercial kitchens.
Services: Hood and exhaust cleaning · Grease duct cleaning
Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties
Ask for cleaning to bare metal through the full system — hood, horizontal duct run and rooftop fan — and for a dated certificate and before-and-after photos, which are what your insurer and fire inspector will actually ask to see.
Verified Aug 9, 2026 · number checked against 1 source
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