Kitchen exhaust cleaning NFPA 96 Hood Cleaning Frequency Guide
NFPA 96 sets inspection intervals by fuel and cooking volume. Here is how to turn that schedule into a defensible kitchen exhaust maintenance plan.
Read the field guideJackson, Michigan · Commercial power washing
Held to one standard. Every operator.
Owner-led NFPA-96 cleaning, industrial steam, and documented results across Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
Act II · The standard
Owner-led.
Crew-trained.
Held to the same bar, every job.
The brand promise compressed into four numbers. Every figure below is a rolling-12-month snapshot across our active commercial portfolio.
- 4 operators
NFPA-96 trained crew
Every operator runs the same SOP. Photo checklist, certificate language, fan-belt spec — all the same standard.
- ~68 photos per job
Photo-documented
Before, after, detail at every NFPA-96 stage. Filed in the per-account archive you own — not a portal we lock you in to.
- 0 failed inspections
12 months rolling
Across 22+ active commercial accounts. Zero failed inspections, zero grease incidents, zero insurance escalations.
- 1 owner
Sign-off authority
Victor signs off on every operator before they work a commercial site unsupervised. He's the standard; the standard is what the crew runs.
01 / What we clean
Four jobs. Done flat-rate, with the paperwork in your inbox.
Owner-operated. NFPA-96 certified. Photographed end-to-end so the chef, the inspector, and the insurance carrier all see the same evidence.
01 Compliance-grade 02 Low-pressure 03 Superheated 04 On-site
NFPA-96 Kitchen Exhaust
Bare-metal hood, duct, and fan cleaning for commercial kitchens.
4,200 PSI240°F4.5 GPM
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Residential Softwash
Mold, mildew, and algae restoration for siding, decks, and roofs.
≤ 300 PSI at surfaceSodium hypochlorite blend1-year algae return
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Industrial Steam & Concrete
240°F dry steam for warehouse floors, concrete pads, and equipment.
4,200 PSI240°FStorm-drain compliant
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Fleet & Mobile Washing
Truck, trailer, and equipment washing at your yard with water reclamation.
Variable, 1,500–3,800 PSIStorm-drain compliant1–40 units per visit
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02 · The work, code by code
Every section, cleaned to spec.
NFPA 96 isn't a vibe — it's a checklist. Six stages, each cleaned, measured, photographed, and filed. Step through the system.
Northstar industrial. The reason it gets done in one visit.
Most pressure washers max out at 3,000 PSI and ambient water. The Northstar runs hot, runs deep, and runs every job. No rental fleet, no swapped equipment — same machine, every site, every time.
- 01 · Pressure 4,200 PSI
Strips bare-metal in one pass — no second swing.
- 02 · Temperature 240 °F
Hot enough to break the molecular bond of baked-on grease.
- 03 · Flow 4.5 GPM
Carries debris away faster than it can resettle on the substrate.
- 04 · Containment 100 %
Storm-drain compliant capture mats on every job site.
03 / The process
End-to-end precision.
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Walk-through · containment plan · timing locked to your service window
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Plastic funnels and capture mats · zero overspray on equipment or fixtures
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240°F vapor · 4,200 PSI · molecular bond destruction on grease and algae
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Photo documentation of every cleaned section · before / after / detail
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Bare-metal hood restored · NFPA-96 certificate filed · invoice paid on completion
Platform experience
We work inside your work-order system.
Platinum crews can receive, document, and close out work through the platforms your facilities team already uses.
Platform names and marks belong to their respective owners.
Insights · Field guides
Know the rule before the work starts.
Research-backed answers on kitchen compliance, wash-water control, fleet care, and exterior cleaning.
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Read the field guide04 / Customers without margin for error
The kitchens and yards that don't get to fail an inspection.
The hood looked brand new. We've never passed an inspection this clean — and the photos he sent over made the insurance call a five-minute conversation.
Executive Chef @ Jackson, MI
Twenty-two box trucks every month. Victor is the only contractor who's never missed a slot in two years, and the water-capture setup keeps us off the city's radar.
Yard Manager @ Ann Arbor, MI
Platinum exists because the people paying the bill should know the people doing the work — and the work should hold up whether or not I'm the one holding the wand. We train every operator to the standard I'd hold myself to, and we photograph every job so the proof doesn't depend on memory.