I have some customers that have charbroilers in which they cook. As all of you know, it is not fun cleaning those type of hoods, although we clean them regularly. I was wondering if I could use soda blasting as a form of cleaning these hoods. I use 110 units so I don't use alot of pressure or gallons per minute(1000@2.2). I rely on the hot water to do my work(225 deg.). Would soda blasting help me clean more efficient and quicker? Thanks.
soda blasting
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David Saulque
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The simple answer is NO. I own a dry unit and it works very well on hard dry carbon, paint and so on. Read the last issue of BlastMasters regarding Soda Blasting. Soda works on everything but hood systems.
David
David
Haven't heard about dry blasting
No, I haven't heard about dry ice blasting. When you get info, please e-mail to tpclean@aol.com. Thanks.
No, I haven't heard about dry ice blasting. When you get info, please e-mail to tpclean@aol.com. Thanks.
David Saulque
Senior Moderator
Dry Ice Blasting is used for computer systems and wiring systems and Ice Blasting is very expensive. The equipment is around $20M -plus-but the cost is in the equipment that makes and holds the ice.
David
David
allcleanguy
New member
soda blast medium
You would do well to get yourself a higher rated /3000psi machine to do your work and use a good degreaser
You would do well to get yourself a higher rated /3000psi machine to do your work and use a good degreaser
kmjt1021
Member
Are these first time cleanings that you are having trouble with?
We have a 3000psi 5 gallons per minute machine that we use for flat work or initial cleaning that may be harder to clean. For the most part we use 1500 psi 2.1 gallons per minute to do the work that gets done on a regular basis, and they work just fine.
Maybe you are not cleaning them regular enough.
We have a 3000psi 5 gallons per minute machine that we use for flat work or initial cleaning that may be harder to clean. For the most part we use 1500 psi 2.1 gallons per minute to do the work that gets done on a regular basis, and they work just fine.
Maybe you are not cleaning them regular enough.
juker
Soda Blasting wouldnt work because its a " line of site " type of operration youd have to be able to see what your blasting its not like being able to send a spinner down the duct
I notice you say "hoods" do you mean the canopy and plenum when you refer to "hoods" or do you mean the whole system as in fan, duct, plenum and hood? I think just some old fashion scraping with a good sharp scraper and elbow grease would do it, if the carbon is in the duct work install some doors and some more scrapping, If you scrape all the carbon off the first time I wouldnt think youd have to do it the next time if the job was done right and the cleaning sched. is right , I notice you say "you clean them regularly" whats "regularly"? every 8-12 weeks? If you clean them and by the next service date there charred again up the cleaning freq. We do a lot of steak houses that cook over wood fired grill pits and we do some every Two weeks and some every four weeks. its not always what you have, but how you use it
Richard
Soda Blasting wouldnt work because its a " line of site " type of operration youd have to be able to see what your blasting its not like being able to send a spinner down the duct
I notice you say "hoods" do you mean the canopy and plenum when you refer to "hoods" or do you mean the whole system as in fan, duct, plenum and hood? I think just some old fashion scraping with a good sharp scraper and elbow grease would do it, if the carbon is in the duct work install some doors and some more scrapping, If you scrape all the carbon off the first time I wouldnt think youd have to do it the next time if the job was done right and the cleaning sched. is right , I notice you say "you clean them regularly" whats "regularly"? every 8-12 weeks? If you clean them and by the next service date there charred again up the cleaning freq. We do a lot of steak houses that cook over wood fired grill pits and we do some every Two weeks and some every four weeks. its not always what you have, but how you use it
Richard