Commercial Kitchen Hood Code Requirements

April 21 2004.

Commercial kitchen hood code requirements. Cooking surfaces cooktop or range top must be ventilated by a hooded fan rated for at least 100 cubic feet per minute cfm. Requirements for commercial kitchen hoods including grease ducts and their connections to hood and roof exhaust fans exhaust fan details make up air details and suppression systems etc. Nfpa 96 and building code requirements for commercial kitchen hood systems 1 nfpa 96 and building code requirements for commercial kitchen hood systems. The normal requirement between the hood duct and combustible materials is an 18 clearance.

The doe cites ansiashraeies standard 901 2010 as the determinant for energy efficiency when it comes to range hoods. Presented by roger griffith pe. Kitchen ventilation typically is provided by a vent hood also called a range hood or by an above the counter microwave with an integrated vent fan. This code specifies exactly what areas of the installation must be cleaned down to bare metal.

The basic inspection and cleaning requirements for cooking ventilation installations are found in nfpa code number 96. Griffith engineering jefferson city tn. Building code requirements for kitchens by philip schmidt updated september. Some highlights that relate to a commercial kitchen are.

For example you should push appliances as close to the wall as possible or even install a steel ledge to close any gaps between the appliance and the wall. This is the complete new york city health code for food establishments. Jump to full code chapter 5061 general commercial kitchen hood ventilation ducts and exhaust equipment shall comply with the requirements of this section. All contamination from grease and oil must be removed in a systematic and timely basis.

Your kitchen should be equipped to capture grease from sinks woks deep fryers floor drains and other fixtures to prevent clogging pipes and. Commercial kitchen hood code requirements tell you what you have to do when you install a stove hood but there are additional recommendations for things you can do to increase the efficiency of your hood. Commercial kitchen grease ducts shall be designed for the type of cooking appliance and hood served. The second is that they must not be short circuit hoods which are those that draw makeup air from outside.

Please ensure the following items are. Official inspections can only be completed by technicians and companies. Presentation for the sevier county fire code and building code officials. Commercial kitchen code requirements.

The first is that they must use a limited amount of makeup air which is air drawn from other rooms in the house to avoid wasting energy expended by heating and cooling this air. This helps direct airflow up into the hood. Commercial kitchen exhaust hoods shall comply with the requirements of the california mechanical code. They should draw all the makeup.

This is a design review checklist for code. The code indicates that none of the metal surfaces in a cooking ventilation system can be treated or covered in any way. M 6092 where required a type i hood shall be installed at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that produce grease vapors. Vent hoods rated for more than 400.

Nfpa 96 boca the southern building code and local authorities having jurisdiction call for minimum clearances between the cooking hood exhaust ducts and building materials which are combustible.