How to Install Restaurant Hood
Read on for a few tips and to learn more on How to Install Restaurant Hood, for your commercial kitchen ventilation system to run smoothly.
How to Plan and Prepare
Here is a list of how to plan for your Restaurant Hood Installation
How to Install Restaurant Hood
Proper Quality Research
First things first you will have to review the stainless steel Restaurant hood schematics and all the specifications even before starting the project. You must always consider hiring a licensed contractor in order to fix the Restaurant Hood in other cases incompetent installation may void the warranty terms.
Locate the place of Installation
After that, you will also have to locate the Restaurant hood in a spacious room that is big enough to lay duct with minimal hurdles and position it far away from any sort of combustible materials. You must also plan and position the rooftop assembly and curbs in a big enough area that will curtail the chances of offsetting the exhaust system. You can also inspect the overhead beams and also assess whether to install sturdier structures that could handle the weight of the ventilation system or not.
Make enough room between Restaurant Hood
Always make sure that you have 18-inch clearances between the Restaurant hood, exhaust ducts, and construction materials in order to meet the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 96), Building Officials and Code Administrator (BOCA), Southern Building Code (SBC) and local building code authorities.
Bracket Placement
After that, you will have to locate bracket placement per the Restaurant hood diagram and mark the proper coordinates for mounting the 1/2-inch thread rod. You can also refer to the instructional manual for height specifications. Always make sure the levelness of structural beams and prepare to gather any tools not included in the package. You can always use a plumb-bob in order to secure the final building point to start with the proper installation.
Restaurant Hood Installation
Codes And Requirements
First of all, you will have to study the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s safety codes before you get started with any sort of installation. You must consider wearing protective goggles, steel-toed shoes, gloves, and earmuffs in order to minimize the risk of any sort of injury.
Unpacking of Restaurant Hood
After being fully protected you will have to unpack the Restaurant hood assembly, you must always take care of it while unpacking so that it should not bend in any case, also avoid any sort of scratch or dent at any portion of the hood.
Check the Product for Damage
You must examine the ventilation hood for any damage that may have occurred during shipment. For that, you can review the invoice for all other parts and try to verify receipt of the correct equipment by checking the nameplate’s specifications. You may have to contact the manufacturer in case any problems occur. Look at the Restaurant hood diagram for an overview of the factory plans before you start with the installation.
Restaurant Hood Assembly
You can use the floor to position the Restaurant hood assembly according to the final layout. Start with any important adjustments to the roof structural beams that may support the ventilation hood weight and hood hanging assembly, according to the specifications outlined in the Hood Weight Index that you may find in the installation manual.
Restaurant Hood Installation Specification
You will have to use a 1/2-inch threaded rod mounted to the roof structural beams to hang the Restaurant hood. Also, you will have to use a power driver to drill 9/16-inch holes into the roof structural beams in order to align with the ventilation hood’s built-in angled mounting brackets.
Make sure to line up the hole spacing of the angled mounting brackets with the corner edge of the Restaurant hood. You can always use the “Sketch View” diagram of the installation manual for your visual aid.
Reference the “Drop Down Plenum Installations Instructions” section of the installation manual if the ventilation hood assembly requires a back plenum. Unpack the back plenum assembly and layout all parts near the wall for accessibility. Mount a 1/2-inch threaded rod and angle bracket that supports the back plenum assembly from the ceiling structural beam joists. Position the back plenum assembly according to the directional markings on the back plenum unit.
Level the back plenum assembly at the 78-inch A.F.F. marking, which should hang flush against the restaurant hood’s back edge. Secure the 1/2-inch threaded rod through the restaurant hood’s angle mounting brackets, then use an adjustable wrench to torque nuts into the angled mounting brackets. You may use silicone caulk to seam between the wall and the back plenum assembly.
You must also improve the bottom of the Restaurant hood 6 feet by 6-inches starting from the finished floor in order to meet national and local code requirements as well. After that, you will have to weld the exhaust duct to the ventilation hood, preferably while situated on the floor.
After that step, you may have to buffer the Restaurant hood from the ground in order to prevent scratching. You may use high lifts to elevate the ventilation hood into position and install a 1/2-inch threaded rod between the mounting brackets on the ventilation hood and structural beams. You can use fender washers and nuts so that you can secure the 1/2-inch threaded rod.
You can weld the whole exhaust duct system, and leave no open gaps for any sort of leaks, including at the connection point between the Restaurant hood and the exhaust collar. You will have to weld the roof curb cap to the exhaust duct liquid tight.
You can also position the 1/2-inch threaded rods approximately 1/2 inch closer to the back wall top hanger in order to align the ventilation hood flush against the wall. Always try to make sure that the ventilation hood hangs level. Install grease filters, grease cups, and lighting into the ventilation hood.
You may have to use stainless steel polish on the Restaurant hood in order to remove accumulated grit and grime. Cover the Restaurant hood with a tarp until completing all-important tweaks.
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