These are photos taken of a restaurant kitchen exhaust hood systems flues and ducts in Santa Monica, California.

The steam cleaning company currently servicing this kitchen exhaust system is certified by a kitchen exhaust cleaning association that claims its members are held to a higher standard than non members, and they also emphatically state that their members clean kitchen exhaust systems to bare metal from top to bottom every time.

These pictures prove that this...

The simple truth about the kitchen exhaust cleaning industry, is that it is very hard to maintain quality control.

"The trade of kitchen exhaust cleaning carries the dubious distinction of being the least respected of any service a restaurant requires. Many times all the customer receives is an external hood wash and filter cleaning. It only takes a matter of minutes." - Phil Ackland

The photos below show what Phil is talking about in this quote.

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[QUOTE=Jim@Garagecleaning;144554]On something like this based on your photos above,


We in California, have to reclaim all of the water, then filter and send it , by special discharge permit, to the sanitation district for procession ( Sewer Access ). So check with the Sanitation District for the proper discharge procedures in your state. With that said.....

I agree with Chris. High heat is your friend here. Try to increase you heat output by recirculating you...