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Run your filter quote through honest math.
Pending approval
Pending WoolGuard approval — figures below are industry-published guidance, shown for planning while we confirm them with the manufacturer.
Your current cleaning schedule and your WoolGuard quote in, the annual difference out — every number on the page is one you typed.
Annual difference
Filter capture is one line of the story — the duct, the fan, and the fire-marshal conversation are the rest. Bring your current cleaning invoices to your rep and run the comparison on real paper.
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Do better hood filters reduce cleaning costs?
Higher-capture filters stop more grease at the filter line, which means less accumulates in the hood plenum and duct between professional cleanings. What that does to your required cleaning schedule depends on your cooking volume and your fire authority's application of NFPA 96 — which is why this calculator runs on your own quote rather than projecting a number for you.
How often do hoods legally need professional cleaning?
NFPA 96 sets inspection frequencies by cooking type — from monthly for solid-fuel cooking to annually for low-volume operations, with quarterly and semi-annual tiers between. Your local fire authority's enforcement governs.
What does grease capture have to do with fire risk?
Grease that passes the filter accumulates in the duct — and duct grease is the fuel in most kitchen exhaust fires. Better capture at the filter is cheap insurance for everything downstream of it.
A tool gets you close. A person gets it right.
Every number here is a starting point, not a quote. Your Zink specialist runs these questions for a living — and checking your math costs you nothing.