- Serving Palm Beach, Broward & Miami-Dade Counties
At Five Star Hood and Detail, we specialize in comprehensive pollution control unit (PCU) cleaning. Our service keeps your unit running at full capacity, keeps you compliant with environmental and fire regulations, and protects your workers and the surrounding community.
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A PCU filters grease, smoke and odor out of kitchen exhaust before it’s released outside. They’re used where exhaust can’t simply vent through the roof: high-rise and mixed-use buildings, malls, airports, hospitals and restaurants with neighbors close by.Most PCUs clean the air in stages — a washable pre-filter, high-efficiency media filters, and often a HEPA module, a carbon odor-control module or an electrostatic precipitator (ESP). Every one of those stages loads up with grease and needs regular service.
Captures large particulate & airborne grease droplets before they saturate sensitive internal downstream filters.
Electrostatic Precipitator ionizes and collects microscopic sub-micron smoke particles on charged aluminum collection plates.
High-efficiency bag, cartridge, or true 99.97% HEPA modules delivering critical final sub-micron particulate filtration.
Bed of virgin carbon pellets neutralizing cooking odors, cooking VOCs, and aromatic fumes before horizontal discharge.
A poorly maintained PCU builds up grease and contaminants that choke airflow and hurt performance. Saturated filters strain your exhaust fan, let smoke and odor escape and create a fire hazard inside the unit and ductwork.
When carbon media saturates or ESP cells arc out, pungent cooking odors drift into nearby offices, luxury residences, or neighboring mall tenants.
Clogged pre-filters and fouled ESP cells cause dramatic static pressure drops, leaving grease haze hovering over cooking lines and elevating cook line heat.
Exhaust blowers working against extreme filter resistance pull excess amps, snap belts, overheat bearings, and lead to premature multi-thousand dollar motor failure.
Unwashed PCU internal sumps, transition transitions, and ductwork act as pressurized fuel banks capable of feeding catastrophic structural fires.
Municipal fire marshals, Florida health inspectors, and local environmental departments can issue instant stop-work orders or code violation fines if horizontal discharge exhausts discharge visible grease or exceed allowable particulate levels.
Our skilled technicians handle all major types of pollution control units, including scrubbers, filter-based units and air purification systems.
Full extraction, alkaline degreaser chemical soaking, hot-water pressure wash, and dry-down of all heavy metal impingement and baffle pre-filters.
Replacement of disposable intermediate bag filters, 99.97% HEPA final stages, and bulk refill or tray replenishment of activated carbon odor blocks.
Delicate handling of electrostatic cells, soaking in specialized aluminum-safe detergent dip tanks to strip hardened grease without snapping ionizing wires.
Scraping and degreasing of interior cabinet walls, grease drain troughs, perimeter door gaskets, and sump collection pans to bare metal NFPA standards.
Hand-scraping and power washing through certified access panels on both the greasy dirty air inlet duct and the clean discharge exhaust ductwork.
Verification of magnehelic pressure gauges across all stages to measure exact static pressure resistance, with documented calibration and next-service dates.
We take a meticulous approach to PCU cleaning, using advanced techniques and professional-grade equipment.
We inspect the unit, record initial pressure readings, note its configuration and check every filter stage.
We shut the unit down safely via lockout/tagout and shield the surrounding roof or mechanical room from wash water.
We clean or replace each filter stage, wash the ESP cells and thoroughly degrease the housing and ductwork.
We bring the unit back online and confirm it’s running properly with optimal static pressure and zero electrical arcing.
You receive an audit-ready service report with before-and-after photos and an engineered recommended service schedule.
Pollution Control Units are mandatory whenever high-volume commercial kitchens cannot exhaust grease and smoke straight into an open vertical rooftop space.
Residential luxury towers & offices situated directly above busy ground-floor culinary operations.
Multi-level beachfront hospitality properties requiring pristine guest air quality and odor mitigation.
Strict sterile indoor air quality requirements where kitchen exhaust fumes cannot penetrate medical wings.
Campus dining halls & high-capacity central commissary kitchens serving students and staff daily.
Horizontal shared duct runs with adjacent retail neighbors demanding total grease vapor capture.
Concourse culinary operations governed by stringent FAA, port authority, and municipal fire rules.
Clear answers regarding commercial kitchen pollution control compliance, cleaning frequency, and equipment longevity.
Request a free quote for PCU cleaning in Palm Beach, Broward or Miami-Dade. Tell us your unit type and we’ll plan the service.
