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MAINTENANCE:
Daily
•
Hood exterior surfaces should be wiped clean. Use SC-5 brand cleaning solution as recommend in
detergent pump section.
Weekly
•
Detergent tank should be checked and refilled at least once per week.
•
Check nozzles. Clean or replace all clogged nozzles.
•
Check drain for clogging.
Monthly
•
Detergent system fittings should be checked. This is an airtight system and fittings must be tight.
•
After a wash cycle has been completed, open hood inspection panels (See Fig. 27.) and check to ensure
that the interior has been cleaned of all grease, dust, lint, etc. If overall cleaning appears to be inadequate,
see Troubleshooting and Detergent Pump Sections.
•
Check the main grease gutter of the hood for any foreign materials and remove.
Every Six
Months
•
Check exhaust
fans for belt
tightness, belt
alignment, and
lubrication of
moving parts.
•
Check for proper
air volumes.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Before calling your manufacturers representative to report a problem have the
following information available:
1.
Review / summary of troubleshooting section in installation operation manual.
2.
Hood model and serial number.
3.
Current cooking equipment line-up.
4.
Size of hood (length, width and height).
5.
Island or wall configuration.
6.
Multiple hoods on one fan.
7.
Nature of spillage (one end; all around the edges).
8.
Does the smoke make it to the hood?
9.
Height hood is mounted above finished floor.
10.
How make-up air is brought into the kitchen (hood, ceiling diffusers, separate plenum).
11.
Is exhaust system controlled by a variable volume system or building management system?
12.
Is the fan noisy.
April 2005
Fig. 27
Exhaust
plenum
Access
panel
®
Exhaust
Access
plenum
panel
The access panel
is removed by
lifting it upward to
release the bottom
edge bracket and
side clips. The
panel can then be
lifted clear of the
hood.
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