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It’s not enough to have a good business plan; you must also make sure to follow all necessary laws and regulations regarding running and operating your restaurant business. Installing the right types of portable fire extinguishers in the correct manner and right locations is one of those things that all restaurant owners must do.

With everything else you have to do and put into your business, getting extinguishers installed can seem like a pesky and annoying task and one that you may or may not be very familiar with. Fortunately, there are people out there who are experts when it comes to all things portable fire extinguisher and would be more than happy to help you select the right ones, so you can be in compliance with the California fire extinguisher law in no time.

Types of Portable Fire Extinguishers Flue Steam Inc. Sells

Here at Flue Steam Inc., we sell all types of fire extinguishers – any type of extinguisher you can think of that would ever need to be installed in a commercial kitchen. With different types of extinguishers on hand and with a large quantity of each type of extinguisher in stock, Flue Steam Inc. is a reliable source in the Southern California area to purchase extinguishers from to have installed in a restaurant.

What We Can Do to Ease the Process of Getting Extinguishers

Nobody, especially a busy business owner, wants to have to learn all there is to know about the regulations surrounding fire extinguisher placement in a restaurant. It can be boring and tedious. That’s where Flue Steam Inc. comes in.

Our team is highly trained to help our customers find the right extinguishers and number of extinguishers to ensure they are in compliance with OSHA. Knowing the regulations of fire extinguisher placement in a restaurant so well, our team of professionals can even help you decode any part of these regulations that may be confusing to you. After all, staying in compliance with any regulation requires solid background knowledge and understanding, which we’d be more than happy to help provide.

Order Fire Extinguishers for Restaurants in Monterey Park CA Now

If your restaurant in Monterey Park, CA has yet to have fire extinguishers installed or has an incorrect number, type, and/or placement of extinguishers, Flue Steam Inc. is your go-to company. We have exactly what you need!

Just dial 800-700-FLUE to ask about ordering our fire extinguishers today.

As all of us know, restaurants are deemed essential during the pandemic. That said, restaurants can certainly stay open and serve customers if they choose to do so; however, in many California counties, indoor dine-in seating is banned. Regardless of whether indoor dining is offered or even if customers are allowed inside the establishment at all for any reason, restaurants should aim for top-notch sterilization and cleanliness during these uncertain times.

Apart from sticking to a strict and regular cleaning schedule, restaurants should consider getting professional decontamination service from Flue Steam Inc. in Oxnard, CA to really boost their sterilization game.

What Does Professional Decontamination Involve?

To complete decontamination services, Flue Steam Inc. uses an EPA-registered product that is capable of killing viruses and bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the agent that causes tuberculosis. In addition, our disinfectant product can be used to help kill COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), HEP-C, HIV, SARS, PED Coronavirus, and MRSA.

Why Opt for Flue Steam’s Decontamination Service?

With the common threat of COVID-19 at present, and the continual threat of any type of bacteria or virus circulating the air, lingering on various surfaces, or living on or in a human at any given moment, it’s always a good idea to say yes to professional decontamination. This way, you can keep your customers and employees safer and potentially healthier in the long run.

You can never be too safe, but you will be sorry if you don’t keep up your sterilization game in your commercial building. The people visiting or working at your restaurant count on you to provide sterile and clean indoor conditions.

Even despite the Coronavirus, having a clean and decontaminated restaurant is a must to limit cross-contamination, cross-infection, and general contamination. The cleaner your restaurant, the more confident you can be that your establishment will pass health inspections and overall be a safe and sound place to thrive in.

Call Flue Steam Now for an Appointment in Oxnard CA

There are only things to love about decontamination service. It’s quick, effective, and it’s worth it for the cost! And it’s more relevant right now than ever before.

We promise it won’t take long, and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. To get started with decontamination service, all you have to do is reach out to Flue Steam, Inc. now at 800-700-FLUE. We’d love to give you more information about our services and how it may be able to help you specifically.

We’re firm believers that a working kitchen exhaust system in a commercial kitchen is more than necessary. By law, these systems are required in restaurants, but even if they weren’t required, we’d still strongly urge all restaurant owners in the state of California to have one of these systems installed. It truly is one of the best and most logical ways to decrease the chances of a fire occurring within your kitchen due to the buildup of grease and other post-cooking debris after all.

Not only is it important to have a kitchen exhaust system installed, but it’s also imperative that this system is regularly cleaned to ensure top-notch performance.

How Kitchen Exhaust System Cleaning Works

Kitchen exhaust system cleaning can be executed either through hand scraping grease deposits once a month or by using the power of steam to more thoroughly remove grease buildup. The latter service, due to its greater efficiently, only has to be done two to four times a year versus on a monthly basis like its hand-cleaning counterpart.

Ultimately, the timeline in which a restaurant needs to have exhaust system cleaning performed and whether the hand-scraping or steam-cleaning method will be most relevant depends primarily on how often a restaurant cooks on the stovetop.

Kitchen exhaust system cleaning can be performed by the restaurant owner themselves or another employee. However, it is most efficiently done when a kitchen flue cleaning pro does the work.

No matter who performs the kitchen exhaust system cleaning, it’s a good idea that in addition to cleaning the system, that the exhaust fan is inspected to ensure the fan is working normally and that any worn-out belts are replaced. Making sure the fan and all its parts are working correctly is part of what keeps your exhaust system cleaner and in proper working order as long as possible.

The Risks of a Filthy Kitchen Exhaust System

A filthy kitchen exhaust system is almost just as bad as not having an exhaust system at all. If your unit isn’t as clean as a whistle, it will be hard to maintain a safe, grease-free commercial kitchen. As a result, your unit will struggle to filter impurities in the air and get rid of grease and fats in your kitchen that can otherwise ignite a kitchen fire.

The best way to avoid such a tragedy, as well as to avoid a hot, steamy, smelly, hard-to-breathe environment, is to keep your exhaust system clean and well-maintained. It’s relatively simple, and it can keep everyone safe in the process!

Get Quality Commercial Kitchen Exhaust System Cleaning in Camarillo CA with Flue Steam Inc.

Fortunately, you don’t have to be left with the duty of cleaning and maintaining your kitchen exhaust system on your own. Not everyone has time or the knowledge to tend to such a task. But the team at Flue Steam Inc. does!

That’s right – call Flue Steam Inc. at 800-700-FLUE to set up a kitchen exhaust system cleaning/maintenance appointment in Camarillo, CA today.

There are a lot of things that are important for restaurant owners to do. Some of these things include but are not limited to getting the proper business licensure, remembering to file sales tax on time, ensuring all ingredients are in stock, following all necessary cleaning and sanitization standards, need we say more? There’s a good chance if you’re reading this right now, you’re a restaurant owner yourself and already understand the rundown of things.

However, one thing that many restaurant owners, especially newer ones, fail to realize the importance of in a restaurant setting is an automatic fire suppression system.

A Working Automatic Fire Suppression System Can Ultimately Save Your Restaurant.

You might be curious why automatic fire suppression systems are important. The answer is pretty clear: without a functioning fire suppression system, very serious and often permanent damage can occur within your restaurant if a flash fire were to erupt. In turn, appliances, cooking equipment and utensils, dry storage, and more could all be disintegrated, unusable, and require immediate replacement, which could most definitely hurt your pocket.

Having an automatic fire suppression system is great in that, hence its name, automatically senses and suppresses a fire if it were to occur within your commercial restaurant. Sure, it costs money to get an automatic fire suppression system, let alone, maintain it.

But in the long run, a fire suppression system can potentially save your business thousands and thousands of dollars as it has the power to stop a fire in its tracks as much as possible and, thus, saving you from worse fire damage – or possibly even fire damage at all. And best of all, no human has to be present or even be aware of the kitchen fire to ensure the suppression system kicks in and does its thing.

By Code, Automatic Fire Suppression Systems are Required in California Eateries.

Not only are automatic fire suppression systems an integral component of a California restaurant, but they are required by law. Yes, you read that correctly. Without one, you may face a fine or other penalty that could potentially hurt your business.

So, really, getting an automatic fire suppression system installed is ultimately the best thing a restaurant owner can do if they don’t already have one. Or if they already have one, to ensure it’s maintained well over the years.

Allow Flue Steam Inc. to Verify Your Automatic Fire Suppression System is Up to Code!

It’s scary to think that a system as important as automatic fire suppression could potentially not be up to code. Even if it has been properly installed, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the system will be in working order. Therefore, it’s important to verify that your system follows all relevant regulations.

One of the easiest ways to confirm the legality of your commercial kitchen automatic fire suppression system in the Southern California area is to get an appointment with Flue Steam Inc.

Call us today for automatic fire suppression system maintenance at 800-700-FLUE!

Restaurant owners do a lot of things on their own. Cleaning and sanitizing all work surfaces and equipment, creating menu items, marketing their business and managing social media pages, keeping track of finances, managing payroll for employees – you name it, many of them do it without help or at least very little help.

Of course, another thing on a restaurant owner’s plate is ensuring their kitchen flue system is well-maintained and clean at all times. This, again, might be something many owners wish to do on their own as a way to save money.

Many Things Can Go Wrong if Your Flue Isn’t Properly Cleaned

While there’s no doubt in our mind that anyone can eventually learn how to clean and maintain a kitchen flue system correctly, it is something that, like everything else, can be done wrong. But it isn’t until the consequences arise that you’ll realize that the maintenance and cleaning were done incorrectly.

When a non-professional with little to no experience goes to tend to their kitchen flue system, cleaning can most definitely be done incorrectly, and they may not see the signs that it’s time to replace vital components of their system. In turn, they may be setting themselves up for a flash fire or equipment failure, that is, if their system isn’t adequately cared for.

Tending to Your Kitchen Flue on Your Own is a Thing of the Past

Luckily, there is no requirement for you to maintain and clean your flue on your own. Restaurant owners are very busy people. It isn’t fair for them to have to attempt to deal with this issue on their own, especially if they feel like they’re having to go into it blindly.

Calling a professional kitchen flue cleaner out might be the greatest thing you do to keep your commercial kitchen running safely and up to code. Not only can they ensure your flue system is properly maintained, but they’ll also let you know if there are any parts, such as filters, that need to be replaced so that everything can work like normal.

Put a Kitchen Flue Pro to Work Today

Flue Steam, Inc. employees have years of experience up their sleeves when it comes to keeping kitchen flue systems in top-notch order. We service many cities in the Southern California area, including Lakewood, CA.

All you have to do to schedule your appointment with us is dial 800-700-FLUE now.