This UL listed access door was installed
to inspect section below. Also
the F2 doors were leaking and ordered replaced.
This was an "Unaccessible area", but much
of the system was accessible but not touched. Since the
hood sticker was checked off that system had "inaccessible
areas", the company justified leaving the system in this
condition.
Remember that this system was on a 3 month
frequency with the current vendor. The sad truth is
that the restaurant went back to that vendor for budget
reasons after this
was properly cleaned out by a certified IKECA
company for several thousands of dollars. Where does
one draw the line for public safety? Who will explain
the losses from a grease fire that could be easily prevented?
and remember that there is no fire suppression this far
above ceilings and this far into a ductwork system. This
could burn uncontrolled for an unimaginable amount
of time.
Now we see what has been getting left during previous
cleanings. This amount of grease would have
sustained a catastrophic grease fire for an extended time.
The outside of the duct running in ceiling spaces
above the mall for hundreds of feet.
Looking inside the next section of the horizontal showing
it does not get better.
And then it turns through another wall
and runs above additional sections of the mall
and it still does not get better and we further into the duct
And we turn another corner looking in from an
existing plate that obviously was not used.
and now we se the drop above the hood area where it
gets even thicker as we get closer to the hood. This
is common to be thicker but nowhere near this amount.
Only 1/12" of grease will sustain a major grease fire,
this is a bit thicker as we can see
And it was accessible from this F2 access plate.
Note that the plate is NOT UL listed for grease
ductwork and we see the reason why with the
grease leaking from the bottom of the plate.
And in case one asks if this ductwork can come clean…
pictures of same ductwork after certified cleaning company
properly accessed and cleaned the system.
