Commercial Kitchen Exhaust & Suppression Compliance in London, ON
We arrange commercial kitchen exhaust and suppression compliance for property owners across London — matched to the rules that actually apply in Ontario and to trades who work in the area every week.
Commercial cooking operations answer to NFPA 96, adopted through Canadian fire codes: exhaust hoods, ducts and fans must be professionally cleaned to bare metal at set frequencies, and the wet-chemical suppression system protecting the cooking line must be serviced every six months. Grease-laden ducts are the classic restaurant fire, and the paperwork trail is the first thing insurers pull after one.
How it works in Ontario
Ontario frames this under the Ontario Fire Code (O. Reg. 213/07). In practice, the standards your documentation must meet come from the Office of the Fire Marshal and your local fire service — and meeting them first time is exactly what our partners are for.
Commercial Kitchen Exhaust & Suppression Compliance for London properties
London has its own compliance texture: the Residential Rental Units Licence has required licensing of smaller rental buildings since 2011 — one of Ontario’s longest-running rental licensing regimes — with fire and building inspections tied to renewal.
In London we handle this for private landlords, property managers, condo and strata boards, commercial tenants, and homeowners who just received a requirement they did not expect.
Suppression servicing
The wet-chemical system — tanks, nozzles, fusible links, manual pull — requires semi-annual service by a licensed agency, plus link replacement and periodic hydrostatic testing. Nozzle placement must match the current appliance lineup: kitchens that swapped a fryer wider than the original routinely have nozzles protecting the wrong footprint.
The process
We keep the sequence simple:
- Tell us the cooking type, hours and hood/duct layout.
- We match a certified exhaust cleaning company and suppression service agency.
- Cleaning is scheduled overnight or during closure; suppression service every six months.
- You receive reports, stickers and photos for your compliance file.
- Recurring scheduling keeps you on your NFPA 96 frequency automatically.
One enquiry gets you the requirement mapped, the right London-area specialist matched, and the documentation handled end to end.
Frequently asked questions
Is filter cleaning by staff enough?
No. Staff should clean filters weekly or more, but the code requirement is professional cleaning of the entire system — hood, ducts, fan — to bare metal at the set frequency.
What is the sticker on the hood for?
Certified cleaners apply a dated sticker after each service. Inspectors and insurers read it at a glance; an expired sticker invites orders and coverage questions.
Which authority handles this in London?
Day to day, enforcement in London runs through the municipal officials (building, fire prevention, by-law) with the Office of the Fire Marshal and your local fire service as the provincial authority behind them under the Ontario Fire Code (O. Reg. 213/07). Our local partners deal with both routinely.
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