"Sky" > wrote in message
...
> How does one go about getting the stove/oven vent flume (exhaust pipe)
> cleaned? Would that be the chore of a chimney sweep? When is cleaning
> indicated - regularly on schedule or when a problem is noticed? What
> price can one expect to pay to get a "home" cook stove vent flume cleaned
> of years' worth of cooking fumes/grease/etc. ? Heck, about how much does
> it cost to clean a restaurant's cooking exhaust flume?
>
> I've never researched how to get grease cleaned from cooking exhaust
> systems before, so this is my starting point - to ask here on RFC for
> folks' personal experiences with this aspect of home (and restaurant)
> maintenance. TIA.
>
> Sky
>

I would check the maintenance guide that came with your vent first.

If you want a cleaning service, just search for "Hood Cleaners".

At the restaurant we cleaned the filters and dumped the traps every day. The
hood where cleaned every 2-3 months.

Robert