VentWash delivers NFPA 96 kitchen exhaust cleaning in St. Petersburg, FL — hood, filters, duct, and rooftop fan cleaned to bare metal with photo-documented results St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and your insurance carrier will accept. Free quotes, after-hours crews, and a service sticker with your next due date.
St. Pete's food scene has exploded down Central Avenue — the EDGE District, Grand Central, and the waterfront now pack craft breweries, rooftop bars, and chef-owned kitchens into blocks of older masonry buildings. Those pre-war structures often hide long, improvised duct runs that were never designed for today's cooking volume, which makes duct-interior access — not just a shiny canopy — the difference between passing and failing an inspection.
The Florida Fire Prevention Code adopts NFPA 96 statewide — St. Petersburg Fire Rescue enforces it locally, and inspectors expect a current cleaning certificate and a dated service sticker on the hood. The required frequency depends on how you cook:
| Cooking operation | Typical examples | Required frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Solid-fuel cooking | Wood-fired ovens, charcoal, mesquite, smokers | MONTHLY |
| High-volume cooking | 24-hour kitchens, charbroiling, wok cooking | QUARTERLY |
| Moderate-volume cooking | Typical sit-down restaurants, hotel kitchens | SEMI-ANNUALLY |
| Low-volume cooking | Churches, day camps, seasonal businesses, senior centers | ANNUALLY |
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Yes — that's the job. Where the existing access doesn't reach, NFPA 96 requires access panels be added so every foot of duct can be cleaned and inspected. We open, scrape, degrease, and photograph each section, and install code-compliant panels where they're missing.
Yes. Crews cover the full Pinellas beach corridor — St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, and Gulfport — alongside St. Petersburg proper. Salt-air corrosion on rooftop fans is a recurring find there, so beach-side reports get extra attention on fan condition.
Free exact quote for any St. Petersburg commercial kitchen — after-hours crews, bare-metal results, and the photo-documented report St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and your insurer want to see.