Exhaust Hood Cleaning – Online Self Study 30 Videos Training & Certification Program

Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning is a recession proof business because all restaurants across the country MUST clean their exhaust hood system periodically, 1-12 times a year or the grease from the cooking builds up so much that it becomes a fire hazard to the restaurant. Thus, fire inspectors throughout the USA and Canada will inspect all commercial kitchen exhaust hood systems to make sure that they are NFPA Compliant and cleaned prior to the grease build up. As long as, restaurants cook food, this industry will always exist whether the economy is slow or thriving.

Not only is Restaurant Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning a recession proof business and required by ALL restaurants but also the cleaner has to be a certified entity! This means that restaurants will always want your service because they can't clean it themselves! The other great thing is that it's typically done at night after 10 pm when the restaurant closes. Thus, it can be a great part time or full-time business. And it's a business you can operate from your home, van or trailer without the need of an office or many employees.

You can do Restaurant Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning part time or full time! Most cleaning are done at night when restaurants close and take about 3-4 hour for an average cleaning. Two people can either clean 1 job a night in about 4 hours or clean 2 jobs per night...that would-be full-time work!

Restaurant Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning is not simply pressure washing like most people think, but fire prevention. Cooking always gives off grease laden vapors that get pulled up by the exhaust hood system in a restaurant kitchen and the fan pulls these flammable grease vapors right out of the kitchen. If that exhaust system is not cleaned regularly by a trained, qualified and certified entity as per NFPA Code 96, the restaurant would catch on fire...and it's not, if it will catch on fire, but when! Fire marshals, insurance companies and restaurant owners throughout the United States and Canada abide by NFPA Code 96 standards for how to clean commercial kitchen exhaust hood systems.

Unfortunately, not anyone can clean a Restaurant Kitchen Exhaust Hood system. Restaurant owners can't even clean it. It must be done according to NFPA Code 96 standards which specify that it must be done by a trained, qualified and certified person acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. This kind of work cannot be done by hand or with small tools and ordinary chemicals…It requires specific tools and equipment and strong chemicals, otherwise that work will not be done right; you can set off the fire suppression system or also not be able to clean the vertical and horizontal ducts of most hood systems. You have to be trained and certified and understand the NFPA Code 96 in order to be sure that there are no fire hazards.

Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning is enforced by fire inspectors and fire marshals from a city and state levels. But it's also enforced by restaurant owners, and the property managers that have restaurants as tenants. They will all require seeing the Certificate or Performance and the paperwork and the JSR/ job service report that the work was done to NFPA code standards.

Restaurant/ Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning is primarily done after the restaurant is closed, so around 9 or 10 PM. Sometimes they are closed on Mondays, which means you can clean it during the day! Typically, cleanings are done in the night on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday night. Restaurants do not like cleanings on Friday or Saturday nights which is their busiest days!

An average Restaurant Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning takes about 3 to 4 hours a night to clean, and typically by a crew of 2 people. Each crew should be able to clean 2 jobs per night. In the beginning it may take you 5 hours until you get used to cleaning together and then it shortens to about 3 hours for an average cleaning.

Restaurant Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleanings go anywhere from $500 - $600 for an average cleaning and goes up as the exhaust hood gets longer or more complex with the vertical and horizontal ducts and fans it has and what type of volume of cooking, they do. According to NFPA Code 96, the exhaust hood system needs to be inspected and/or cleaned either monthly, quarterly, twice a year or once a year. It all depends on the type of cooking, the type of restaurant and the volume of grease it produces.

You need 3 major things to do a thorough restaurant commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning job. You need at least a 4,000 psi, 3.9 GPM hot water pressure washer, small hand tools and spin jet along with and a strong professional degreasing chemical like our Grease Eater. You can start off with a state of the art 4,000 psi hot water pressure washer like the kind we sell on our MFS website (https://www.exhausthoodcleaningschool.com/shop/hood-cleaning/pressure-washer). You will receive a complete list of tools and equipment after you register as an MFS student. This does not include however a vehicle or trailer to hold and transport your tools and equipment. A 14' box trailer with a side door and a ramp door can run about $3,500 and we have a company we work with that will give you great prices. We also have a 3rd party equipment leasing company that can help you get financing for all your tools and equipment and trailer. Just call our office at +1 844-537-5685 (Toll-Free) and we can help you.

We highly recommend you use a strong but safe degreaser like our private label the "Grease Eater" or “Grease Eater Ninja”, which you can find on our MFS shopping website at https://www.exhausthoodcleaningschool.com/shop/hood-cleaning/hood-degreaser-5-gal-pail.

You can absolutely start your Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning company from your home and out of your garage and van or trailer until you grow to have a lot of clients and crews cleaning for you.

The MFS Trade School is one of the best kitchen exhaust hood cleaning schools in the USA and Canada. It offers both an online self-study course that you can take from the comfort of your own home and at your own pace watching 30 pre-recorded videos taken right from an actual 3-day course, or come to any of our monthly 3-day hands-on trainings done in Orlando Florida! The MFS Trade School will teach you the NFPA Code as it pertains to kitchen exhaust hood cleaning as well as estimating, marketing, how to find work, how to bid on school contracts over $100,000 and much more.

MFS Trade School also offers related courses and training such as “Kitchen Appliance Steam Cleaning” and “Total Restaurant Cleaning”, which will bring you additional income from the same customers as well as make you super competitive! See videos and demos on our website.

MFS Trade School offers comprehensive training, and 2 certifications in one for "Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning" and "Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning Inspection" as per NFPA Code 96 guidelines. This course is offered both via online and as a 3-day hands on course in Orlando Florida. We have been cleaning exhaust hood systems for over 20 years and still continue to clean hoods in our area and subcontract them out to our nearby students. Our head instructor started out as a private licensed fire inspector and all our assistant instructors are either employees or have their own exhaust hood cleaning business. Our Certification courses will give you multiple revenue streams and make you super competitive.

MFS Trade School offers the Training Material and test in these languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Indian and many more! Just ask us if you need your training manual in any other language and we will be happy to make it happen for you at NO extra charge!

1. We are experts in the field of commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning with a solid fire inspector background.
2. We have hundreds of 5 Star Google Reviews from satisfied students across the USA and Canada.
3. You will receive a Nationwide MFS Certification for i) Commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning Technician and ii) Commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning inspector.
4. We will teach you how to become a public entity contractor and bid on yearly Exhaust hood cleaning school contracts going out to bid and how to find them. Once you are a bonded contractor you will be able to bid on other public entity bids which range from $25,000 to $500,000 in hood cleaning. THIS IS WHERE THE BIG MONEY IS AT!
5. We will fill out a public entity school bid in class so you can understand the entire process of public entity bidding.
6. We will teach you the NFPA Codes for commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning so you can understand it and be able to use it to get work and beat your competition.
7. We will give you classroom and hands on training (Under Hands-on program), teach you marketing, estimating, understanding the codes.
8. We have a professional 4,000 SF facility in Sanford, Florida with 2 fully functioning exhaust hood systems that you will receive hands on training (Under Hands-on program) until you can clean with confidence, then we will go out and clean a real commercial kitchen exhaust hood system, go on the roof, attic space and check access panels, lube fan, install grease containment systems, clean baffle and make up air filters on the roof, and more!
9. We will teach you how to talk to restaurant owners so you can win jobs.
10. We will teach you various ways to estimate and give digital inspections.
11. We will give you files of 5 forms in Word, which you will need to use for your business.
12. We will teach you about access panels, hinge kits, grease containments, make up air filter cleaning, fan maintenance and more.
13. We will teach you how NOT to trip the fire suppression system when working which can kill your career & reputation.
14. We will teach you how to clean the entire exhaust hood system safely and all vertical and horizontal ducts without endangering your life or your health when using chemicals.
15. We will teach you how to clean using our proprietary funneling method without getting a drop of water or chemical on the restaurant floors.
16. We will teach you about installing hinge kits on fans, changing grease containment systems and lubing fans & changing fan belts.
17. We will teach where to buy your tools and equipment so you don't pay more than what you have to.
18. We have our own safe & proprietary GREASE EATER brand name of cleaning chemical that is one of the safest and best cleaning chemicals in the industry that you will love.
19. You will have access to ALL the tools and chemicals needed for your business from our MFS Shop on our website.
20. Get unlimited phone support for up to 1 year after your training! When you finish our class, you will be family!!! Call us any time you have any questions and we will be happy to help you and answer them.
21. At the end of the class, you will take your test and receive your certification and be able to start cleaning hoods the very next day. Re-certification is offered every year at a low $300 to MFS students only.
22. MFS Trade School is BB listed and has hundreds of 5 Star Google Reviews, references and video reviews and testimonials of hundreds of students that have taken our class!
23. No other trade school offers everything that the MFS Trade School offers!

Yes, we absolutely teach marketing and estimating as well as give all our students a one-year unlimited phone support with any questions they have at any time!

No, we don't help you find work, or give you work, but we will show you many ways to get leads which then you have to close! All these are considered extra services that we offer for a fee to you to get leads; publications and reports that show new restaurants, reports that show schools that put out yearly contracts, help with creation of your website, Google PPC advertising, SEO for your website and much more!!

1. The students enrolling for this certification program are required to take our Online Certification Test after they finish studying our training manual & videos. Upon scoring a grade of 70 or above, the student will be mailed their certification via Post (USPS).
2. Passing is guaranteed even if you have to take the test multiple times until you pass, and there is no additional cost to take the test as many times as needed.
3. Online Test is scheduled over Zoom Video Call by our In-house proctor. Our proctor will help you through the whole test session.
4. Online Test consists of 50 Multiple Choice Test questions. Each question carries 2 points. To pass the test, you have to score a minimum of 70 points.

Annual Recertification Fee : $300

Our Certification is valid for 1-year. We encourage our students to stay connected with us through annual recertification. Recertification has many advantages.

1. We update our Training Manual & Videos with new information & updated code changes throughout the year.
2. You get free job leads from private entities via our sister website 'www.MFStrustedPros.com'.
3. You get promotions & discounts on tools, equipment & additional courses to grow your business throughtout the year.

1. All sales are final. There will be no refunds permitted once a sale is made. However, you will have up to 1 year to take the course.

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2. For Offline registration, please call our Office (Mon – Fri) at
   +1 844-537-5685 (Toll-Free) between 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM.