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Kitchen Exhaust Hoods

As the world becomes closer connected, different cultures are becoming a greater influence on our daily lives. No where is this change being seen more than in the food & cooking industry. The range & choice of cuisine has nearly tripled over the last two decades. This explosive change comes with its own challenges & hurdles to overcome, one of which is dealing with the cooking fumes & exhaust odour of the various foods.

This is where Cavalier Ventilation can help. Our experienced team have designed & installed thousands of exhaust hood systems of all shapes, sizes & styles and are looking forward to helping you with yours.

The Design Process

To ensure that we can provide the best service possible, one of our sales team will acquire all required information of your cooking layout as no two kitchens are the same. This involves collecting any layout drawings showing the cooking equipment and/or a site visit where they will measure the location of the exhaust hood noting any obstructions & obstacles.

This information is then given to one of our draftsmen who will design your project & can provide installation drawings shown the complete exhaust/supply system(s) All of our hoods are design to The Australian Standard AS1668.2:2024.

The Fabrication Process

Once you have approved your exhaust hood system, the designs are then processed to our manufacturing floor where we use the latest in CAD software & machinery to ensure that you hoods are fabricated with a 2-week lead time from approval. All hoods are made from stainless steel & constructed in a way that no bolts or fixings are seen on the exposed exhaust hood. This makes our hoods one the most visually appealing hoods out there today. We fabricate every component for your system in-house including all ducting, covers & infills.

Delivery & Installation

Once fabricated, we will work within your schedule to deliver or install the exhaust hood & system. We are extremely flexible and can work to any & all site restrictions as our team have installed hoods on many job sites encountering & overcoming all kinds of scenarios.

Importance of Maintenance

All our exhaust hoods are labelled with a maintenance schedule specific to the type of hood that has been supplied/installed. By regularly maintaining & cleaning your exhaust hood ensures that it will last & be safe to operate. It is recommended that the grease pots supplied are emptied daily & the filters are cleaned according to your specific maintenance schedule. However, it is best practice to have a qualified cleaning company servicing your equipment as they will modify the schedule to suit your cooking requirements.
Note: Grease is flammable & if ignited will spread throughout the exhaust system due to airflow.

Warranty

Cavalier’s Exhaust hoods have a Lifetime warranty (25yrs). This is conditional & could be void if the maintenance schedule is not followed. Modifying the hood will also void the warranty as the function of the hood it is no longer in our control & will impact the original design. Componentry of our exhaust hoods have a 12 month replacement warranty. These items include lights, injection fans, grease pots and filters. If you have a warranty claim, please contact our team.

Hood Types

Steam Hoods

Cavalier’s Steam Hoods are for the capture & treatment of exhaust fume that contains no grease. Primarily used above dishwashers or washing equipment, pizza & combi-ovens, the hood uses a larger footprint to capture, treat & remove the volume of steam that is produced. All steam hoods are made from stainless steel & feature a drain that can be released manually or connected to a trade waste system.

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Residential Hoods

Residential Hoods are designed & fabricated with a homely feel to make your cooking or entertaining areas really standout while still being functional & compliant. These can be installed internally in your kitchen or externally with your outside entertainment. All our Residential Hoods are of a custom design that is controlled by you to ensure that you are 100% happy with your product.

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Classic Hood

The Classic Hoods range are our most often used hoods as they are compact & can treat most fumes from your cooking (Not solid fuel cooking). The grease filters remove a large percentage of grease & pollutants which is then drained into catchment pots for ease of disposal. The filters themselves are removable & can be replaced with clean filters to ensure minimal down time for your kitchen.

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Energy Efficient Hood

Cavalier’s Energy Efficient Hoods are our most versatile hoods. With a larger containment volume than or Classic Hoods, the Energy Efficient range captures & contains the fumes for longer thus treating the fumes more effectively. Like the Classic range it also has removable grease filters for an easier clean, however with our ‘Flame Guard’ or ‘Mist’ variants it can also treat solid fuel cooking.

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Exhaust Hood Options

Lights

LED downlights are used all our exhaust hoods (excluding dishwasher ‘Steam Hoods’). The lights are spaced at approximately 1m apart & have 5 brightness options. Alternatively large fluorescent lights behind toughened glass could be used.

Supply Air

Due to the large volumes of air the hoods displace from your kitchen area, a make up air supply is sometimes required to maintain a comfortable ambient air pressure. This will be advised to you by the estimator during the quoting process. As this air is usually supplied from an external source, if conditioned it will help to cool the cooking area & chefs.

Air Injection

Air Injection is a feature added to the exhaust hood to provide an air curtain at the front of the hood. This helps to contain the fumes to the cooking area as they are being treated & extracted.

Flame Guard

A Flame Guarded Hood is a variant of the Energy Efficient Hood that is designed to accommodate solid fuel cooking. Large removable panels protect the grease filters from direct exposure to the cooking fuels minimising the risk of the extracted grease igniting. The Flame Guard option is something that must worked into the initial design of the exhaust hood, it is not something that can be added to existing Energy Efficient Hoods.

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Mist

A Mist Hood is essentially a Flame Guard Hood with the added treatment of hot (or live) embers in the exhaust fumes through a misting system. The system is connected to the supply water from site and gently sprays a fine mist into the enclosed section of the hood to douse any & all hot embers. The drain is connected to your trade waste system to remove the accumulation of water. This feature cannot be added to an existing Energy Efficient Hood nor Flame Guard Hood & must be part of the original design.

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Low Back

A Low Back Hood is, as its name suggests, an exhaust hood where the back sits lower than its front. This is a variant of all our other hood types and is predominantly used in very low ceiling situations. The front is set to an Australian Standard height of between 2000-2100mm above the floor whereas the back is lowered to maintain a large capture area for the exhaust fumes.

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Dual

Cavalier’s Dual Hood (also known as an Island Hood in the industry) are two hoods of the same Hood type fabricated back-to-back. Very common in schools & training institutes as the cooking equipment doesn’t need to be placed against a wall. This design is also used when an exhaust hood sits at lower-than-expected ceiling height.

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Customisation

At Cavalier Ventilation we take great pride in our work & our products, however our main goal is to ensure customer satisfaction. If you have an idea for your exhaust hood to make it truly stand out & unique please contact our design team to see how we can assist. Examples include specialised lighting, etched logos, curved or ‘L’ shaped hoods.

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