PLACENTIA, CA— Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), is promoting ventless commercial hoods at its satellite location in California that opened in August.

Although the company has sold ventless kitchen hoods for some time, a recent incident brought the option to the forefront, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. NFP has installed Sacramento fire protection equipment, as well as commercial kitchen hoods, for more than 20 years.

“It’s important for current and prospective customers to know that the ventless hood option is available to them when they call for information about hood sales and installation services, Farazandeh said.

A ventless hood is a kitchen exhaust hood that can be installed in restaurants and other commercial kitchens that do not use gas, he said. Whereas a traditional hood system uses a vent to remove fumes, steam and smoke from the kitchen, a ventless hood recirculates the air once it is filtered through one or multiple filters. The filters work to eliminate odors and remove impurities from the air.

Ventless hoods function at practically the same effectiveness level as vented hoods. However, they need to be cleaned more often to make sure they continue to operate optimally. Farazandeh doesn’t see that as being a negative to businesses that have no other option.

“For commercial operations that have the choice between implementing something that requires more cleaning or shutting down their entire operation, it’s not a difficult choice to make,” said Sacramento fire protection systems company manager.

That was the case with a recent customer located in the Los Angeles area. A large company that occupies about five floors of a skyscraper had a dining area where food was made each day for its employees. They were told by the fire department that they could not prepare meals unless they were able to install a vented hood system.

That posed a problem, because there was no way to install a vented system in the building, Farazandeh said. “We couldn’t run a duct through to the roof, nor could we run one out the side of the building,” he said.

The saving grace was that the dining area’s kitchen appliances were electric, not gas. That made it possible to go with the ventless hood. Farazandeh said he is sure other businesses in similar situations could consider ventless hoods.

Learn More
If you would like more information about ventless hoods, Sacramento fire detection systems, or you would like to learn more about NFP, call (800) 750-7055, or visit the company’s Web site: http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/.

About Nationwide Fire Protection Corp.
Chief Executive Officer Massoud Farazandeh founded Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. in 1989 and grew the business into a national leader in fire protection and hood cleaning of restaurants and facilities. The company’s comprehensive service offerings enable businesses to do what they do best, which is to focus on their customers and their business. In turn, NFP focuses on what it knows best- keeping businesses in compliance and ensuring the safety of restaurants, staff and patrons.

NFP prides itself on providing exemplary service, offers a quality guarantee and maintains a dependable and highly qualified staff. All crew members are professionally trained to comply with the http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=96 National Fire Prevention Association Standards and state and local codes.

Nationwide Fire Protection is fully insured and bonded. It is licensed in fire protection contracting in addition to our licensure in the mechanical and electrical fields.

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