Filter swap versus a full hood clean

When a filter-only request is honest

If you already have a cleaner on a route and you just ran out of clean filters before the next stop, say that. Someone may still take a small job. It is not the same lead as “inspector comes Friday.”

If you have never had the duct or fan done, do not call a filter swap a clean.

What “full clean” should mean on the request

Canopy, grease filters, plenum, accessible duct, and exhaust fan. Write if you also have a make-up air unit that needs attention — that may be extra.

Photographs of the canopy help. Photographs of the roof fan help more. Do not send a walkthrough of the dining room.

Typical cost — not a bid

A box of filters is cheap next to a system clean. A full clean on an ordinary Tampa Bay restaurant hood is often a few hundred dollars; neglected systems cost more. If a quote comes in at a filter-swap price for a “complete clean,” ask what they will actually open.

We will not pretend we know their scope until they say it.

This site’s limit

We pass the request. We do not stand on the roof. We do not stamp NFPA paperwork or sell a route contract from this form. A licensed local hood cleaner may contact you. You can decline if their scope is only a filter rinse.

Related guides

Short explainers that point at this request. They are not a site visit and not a bid.

• Hood filter
• Kitchen exhaust cleaning
• Ansul system