Have you ever tried to clean and sanitize the kitchen, but it never smells clean even after using all that elbow grease? If so, you’ll know that it’s difficult because that odor doesn’t go away unless your exhaust fan is properly maintained. So what do you do? Many people have found success by properly cleaning and maintaining their exhaust fans, but there are a few things you should know before you implement a maintenance schedule to ensure that your exhaust fan does its job. This post will tell you what you need to know to make sure you schedule proper maintenance that will let your exhaust fan work properly, and at a lower energy cost.

If you’re looking for reasons as to why exhaust fans must be properly maintained, and the best method to ensure you end up with something that lets you save energy and ensure your employee’s health, look no further:

Make sure your fan blades and other parts of it are thoroughly cleaned once a month to prevent the accumulation of residue, dirt, and such since neglecting your exhaust fan would increase dangerous chemicals in your business. If it isn’t, you’ll risk your employees’ health and safety.

Ensure your exhaust fan is sustained, check the motor from time to time, clean the fan to remove clogged dirt, and inspect and clean inlets, access ports, main drive, and outlets. Clogged filters cause the motors to use up more energy just to function the same as a new and maintained exhaust fan; proper maintenance will really save your energy cost.

Any good exhaust fan should last you about 50 years, so maintaining its cleanliness can extend its life expectancy. Leaving it uncleaned would make it hard every time your exhaust tries to function the same as before, which can definitely shorten its life.

Having a well-oiled (or rather, well-maintained) machine can keep your employees from getting sick, save you from unnecessary energy consumption, and extend your exhaust fan’s lifespan.

Now that you know why exhaust fan maintenance is so important, you’re now ready to implement routine maintenance without worrying about your employee’s health and safety being in danger due to poor fan performance, and you can save on energy while you’re at it.