Kitchen Hood Performance Testing
Measure what the ventilation system is actually doing.
TCS checks exhaust, makeup air, hood capture, fan operation, controls, and kitchen pressure—then documents the condition behind the complaint.
Service Scope
A concise field check with useful closeout.
Airflow readings
Measured exhaust and supply conditions at the hood, fan, filters, or diffusers as the system allows.
Control verification
Fan commands, VFD speeds, sensors, starters, interlocks, and operating modes checked against the complaint.
Capture & pressure
Smoke behavior, plume escape, cross-drafts, door pressure, and supply-air interference observed.
Written findings
Readings, operating conditions, likely causes, completed adjustments, and recommended next actions.
Included when applicable
Exhaust operating checks
Makeup-air operating checks
Hood capture observation
Fan speed and rotation review
VFD and control status
Kitchen-pressure indicators
Practical field adjustments
Written findings and readings
Separate trade or approval
Hood and grease-duct cleaning
Official FDNY inspection or fire-system certification
Engineering redesign or stamped calculations
Guaranteed code approval by an authority having jurisdiction
Field Sequence
Four steps from arrival to closeout.
Define the complaint
Document when smoke, heat, odors, pressure, or airflow problems occur and which equipment is operating.
Operate the system
Run exhaust, makeup air, controls, and cooking conditions through the modes relevant to the complaint.
Measure & isolate
Collect readings and separate fan, control, balance, supply-air, pressure, and equipment-condition causes.
Report the condition
Provide a concise record of measurements, findings, corrections, and remaining work.
Project Questions
Clear scope before dispatch.
What problems can a hood performance test help diagnose?+
It can help isolate weak capture, excessive or insufficient exhaust, failed makeup air, wrong fan speed, supply-air interference, negative pressure, controls faults, and mechanical fan problems.
Can TCS adjust the system during the visit?+
When access, equipment condition, controls, authorization, and job scope allow it, TCS can make practical fan-speed, damper, belt, control, or setup corrections and then verify the result.
Will I receive an airflow report?+
Yes when reporting is included in the requested scope. TCS can document readings, test conditions, findings, field adjustments, and unresolved deficiencies.
Project Request
Describe the complaint and the decisions the report must support.
Include the number of hoods, equipment brands, symptoms, project status, service ZIP code, roof access, and whether written readings are required.