PLACENTIA, CA—American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Los Angeles hood sales company, recently released its list of three reasons all restaurants and commercial kitchens should maintain routine hood cleaning schedules.

APS-Hoods is headquartered in Colorado, but opened a fabrication facility in Placentia, CA in August 2009 to better address the demand for Los Angeles hood cleanings and other services, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of the company.

1. Statistics Don’t Lie

The National Fire Protection Association reports that between 2003 and 2006, there were more than 109,000 non-residential structure fires. Of those, cooking equipment was the No. 2 cause of those fires, making up 17 percent of the reported fires.

In another report released by NFPA regarding the leading items first ignited in restaurants and bars, cooking materials numbered the most, at nearly 50 percent.

“This is just the nature of restaurants,” Farazandeh said. “I would venture to guess that having some sort of fire at some point is inevitable.”

Keeping kitchen hood, duct and fan systems clean helps prevent a small fire from quickly spreading into a large, costly fire that could shut down a restaurant, he said.

2. Grease Buildup Is Potential Fuel

When grease is left to clog fire suppression system link lines or kitchen hood plenums and ducts, it is like having fuel on standby should a fire break out, Farazandeh said. Routinely cleaning fans, ducts and hoods is one of the cheapest, easiest ways of reducing the potential for restaurant grease fires.

3. Routine Cleanings Mean Easier Cleanings

Different restaurants require different cleaning schedules, which are determined by the types of cooking processes used and the volume of food cooked. The experts at APS-Hoods can suggest a cleaning schedule when they meet with the restaurant owner or manager, Farazandeh said.

Maintaining a routine cleaning schedule saves money and reduces down-time. The longer some types of grease are left to collect on kitchen hoods, ducts and fans, the stickier and more difficult to remove they become. Following a recommended schedule prevents this from happening by removing this potential fire hazard regularly.

Regular cleanings also can be done before or after hours without running into operation hours.

Far too often, APS-Hoods gets calls from restaurants that have let too much time pass between cleanings, Farazandeh said.

“This is a fire hazard waiting to happen,” he said. “That’s why we try to get restaurants on annual schedules, because performing cleanings several times each year goes a long way toward preventing fires.”

Learn More
If you would like more information about Los Angeles hood installations or hood cleaning services offered by APS-Hoods, please call: (800) 750-7313, or visit the company’s Web site: http://www.aps-hoods.com/.

About APS-Hoods
American Professional Services (APS-Hoods) is a full-service restaurant fire protection business that installs, services, repairs and performs routine inspections and sales for hood and fire suppression systems. Founded by Chief Executive Officer Massoud Farazandeh in 1989, APS-Hoods has grown into a national leader in hood sales and fire protection for restaurants and facilities. APS provides superior service, a  quality guarantee and maintains a highly qualified and dependable staff. All crew members are professionally trained to comply with the National Fire Prevention Association Standards and state and local codes. APS-Hoods is fully insured and bonded. They are licensed in the mechanical and electrical fields, as well as fire protection contracting. APS-Hoods is affiliated with the National Fire Protection Agency and the Colorado Division of Fire Safety Fire Suppression Program.

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