Code Requirements for Commercial Hood Installation
When you run a restaurant or catering service, your kitchen will come with at least one if not multiple stoves to cook food. Local fire codes will usually require certain kitchen equipment to be covered with a commercial stove hood. This catches vapors from cooking surfaces and sucks in the likes of odors, heat, and grease vapors through a vent that is powered by a fan. It is important to adhere to the code’s requirements when it comes to commercial hood installation, or you could run the risk of fines and even closure of your restaurant.
Liquid Tight Seal
Any welding performed on a commercial hood’s steel construction has to be completely water-tight, according to almost every local code. Sealed seams on a stove hood stop any condensation or grease from dripping into the food or onto the employees.
Proper Width
Codes are extremely strict with regards to what has to be covered on your cooking line and how wide the hood needs to be for safety. The hood in a commercial kitchen needs to be able to cover all equipment which emits vapors while in operation. Any piece of equipment that has an open flame, like gas stoves, have to be covered. Equipment which cooks with hot greases, like a deep fryer, griddle or grill, will also fall under this purview.
The equipment used will determine the width of the hood. The standard size for a hood will be a few inches wider than the width of the equipment it needs to cover. It will also be necessary to determine the width and placement of all the appliances before any commercial hood installation can be done. For example, when the equipment is 8 feet wide, then the hood must be 10 feet wide.
If you are looking for a commercial hood for your business, and are in the Garland, TX area, you need to call us at Hernandez Commercial Hoods & Kitchen today at (972) 301-7875.