--- title: "Grease Filter and Hood Fan Service" description: "Hood and microwave grease filters degreased or replaced, charcoal pads renewed, and the fan and duct checked for airflow." url: "https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/grease-filter-and-hood-fan-service/" --- # Grease Filter and Hood Fan Service Hood and microwave grease filters degreased or replaced, charcoal pads renewed, and the fan and duct checked for airflow. ## What the grease filter and hood fan service involves. The hood over a cooktop, or the microwave that does the hood's job, works only as well as the filters between the cooking and the fan. Mesh filters load with a sticky film of grease; baffle filters channel it into a trough that needs emptying; recirculating models add a charcoal pad that absorbs odors until it is saturated and has to be replaced. Once filters clog, the blower pulls less air, grease gets past into the fan housing and the duct, the motor runs hotter and the noise rises. Smoke from a sear hangs over the cooktop instead of lifting. This service restores the airflow. The filters are taken down and degreased in a hot solution, or replaced when their mesh is bent, torn or permanently gummed. Charcoal pads are changed on the schedule the maker gives. With the power off, the fan housing and the blower wheel that the owner can reach are wiped down, the lights are checked, and a ducted hood has its damper checked for free movement so air can leave and cold air cannot fall back in. The hood is then run on each speed and the draw is checked with the filters back in place, and the date is written into the log. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low · Hood or microwave grease filters degreased or replaced, charcoal pads renewed, fan housing wiped, damper checked Degreasing the metal filters of one hood is modest. New filters, fresh charcoal pads on a recirculating model or a heavily coated blower housing make the fuller visit. ### Answers 4 problems Hood Fan Weak or Noisy: Grease Filters, Blower Wheel and Duct Burner Flame Yellow or Uneven: Ports, Caps and the Air Mix · Burning Electrical Smell From an Appliance: Breaker Off First · Appliance Maintenance Code or Reminder Light: Filter, Descale, Vent Check ### Comes up most on Cooking appliances ## Grease filter and hood fan service, step by step. Log the filter type, what was replaced and when the next cleaning and charcoal change are due. 01 Switch the hood or microwave off, take down the grease filters and charcoal pads, and look at how heavily they are loaded. 02 Degrease the metal filters in a hot solution, or replace any that are bent, torn or gummed beyond cleaning. 03 Wipe the fan housing and the reachable blower, check the lights, and change the charcoal pads on a recirculating model. 04 Check that the duct damper opens and closes freely, then refit the filters and run the fan on every speed. 05 Log the filter type, what was replaced and when the next cleaning and charcoal change are due. ## The problems it answers. 4 of them, from hood fan weak or noisy: grease filters, blower wheel and duct to appliance maintenance code or reminder light: filter, descale, vent check. [All problems](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/) Most common ### Hood Fan Weak or Noisy: Grease Filters, Blower Wheel and Duct 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether it is a wall or island hood, an under-cabinet insert, a downdraft or a microwave over the cooktop 2. Whether it vents outside or recirculates through charcoal 3. When the filters were last cleaned or changed 4. Whether the fan has grown louder, weaker or started rattling It also answers - [**Burner Flame Yellow or Uneven: Ports, Caps and the Air Mix** 6 causes](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/burner-flame-yellow-or-uneven/) - [**Burning Electrical Smell From an Appliance: Breaker Off First** 6 causes · fire, gas, water or wiring risk](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/appliance-burning-electrical-smell/) - [**Appliance Maintenance Code or Reminder Light: Filter, Descale, Vent Check** 8 causes](https://appliancemaintenance.center/problems/appliance-maintenance-code/) ## Low, on the site's scale. Degreasing the metal filters of one hood is modest. New filters, fresh charcoal pads on a recirculating model or a heavily coated blower housing make the fuller visit. [Read the full cost guide](https://appliancemaintenance.center/cost/) | Service | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Condenser coil and fan cleaned on a refrigerator, freezer, wine or beverage unit or ice maker, drain pan checked](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/condenser-coil-cleaning/) | | | [Water filters replaced and flushed, inlet screens checked, descaling run on a steam oven, ice maker or dish care machine](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/water-filter-and-descaling-service/) | | | [Door seals tested, cleaned and reseated, hinges and cabinet level adjusted, a worn gasket replaced](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/door-seal-check-and-replacement/) | | | [Lint path cleaned from the screen housing through the transition duct and wall run to the outside hood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/lint-path-and-exhaust-vent-cleaning/) | | | [Drain filter cleared, door boot and detergent drawer cleaned, tub clean run, fill hoses checked and machine leveled](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/drum-seal-and-drain-filter-cleaning/) | | | [Filter and sump cleaned, spray arm nozzles cleared, door seals and dispensers checked, drain loop confirmed](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/dish-care-filter-and-spray-arm-cleaning/) | | | [Burner heads, ports and caps cleaned, igniters cleared, flames read, gas connector and shutoff leak-tested](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/burner-igniter-and-gas-connection-check/) | | | **Hood or microwave grease filters degreased or replaced, charcoal pads renewed, fan housing wiped, damper checked** | low | | [Annual plan: scheduled visits across cold storage, cooking, dish care and laundry, with one running service log](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/annual-maintenance-plan/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Cooking appliances. [All home appliance types](https://appliancemaintenance.center/types/) Often the same visit - [**Whole-home maintenance visit** 2 problems in common](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) - [**Burner, igniter and gas connection check** 2 problems in common · low to moderate](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/burner-igniter-and-gas-connection-check/) - [**Condenser coil cleaning** 1 problem in common · lowest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/condenser-coil-cleaning/) ### Cooking appliances ## The makes we see it on. 35 makes on this site, and the grease filter and hood fan service on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 35 brands](https://appliancemaintenance.center/brands/) ## Grease filter and hood fan service, where we come out. The home, the climate and the building all change how the grease filter and hood fan service goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Tampa Bay kitchens frying fresh Gulf seafood coat hood filters quickly, and grease filter and hood fan service there degreases the baffles or mesh, cleans the fan and checks the outside flap for salt corrosion. - [Hyde Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas Orlando's open-plan kitchens count on the hood to keep cooking smells out of the living room, and grease filter and hood fan service there cleans filters, changes spent charcoal in recirculating models and confirms every fan speed still works. - [Winter Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas Most hoods in South Florida condo towers recirculate, and grease filter and hood fan service there changes the charcoal, cleans the grease filter and checks the fan, since stale charcoal leaves humid kitchen air smelling of last night's dinner. - [Brickell](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas A New York kitchen hood is often a slim under-cabinet unit working hard in a tight space, and grease filter and hood fan service there cleans its filters, changes charcoal and checks that any building exhaust it feeds is not blocked. - [Upper East Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Houston's smoked brisket, Tex-Mex and Cajun cooking throw heavy grease at kitchen hoods, and grease filter and hood fan service there degreases the filters and the fan and checks that the duct runs clear to the outside. - [River Oaks](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Chicagoland homes keep windows shut half the year, so the kitchen hood carries all the cooking smoke and steam in winter, and grease filter and hood fan service before that season keeps filters clean and the outside damper free of ice. - [Lincoln Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Los Angeles kitchens with pro-style burners push a lot of grease upward, and grease filter and hood fan service there cleans baffle filters, the blower and the duct transition, and checks make-up air where the house has it. - [Beverly Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas Hood outlets on coastal San Diego homes corrode in salt air, and grease filter and hood fan service there cleans filters and fan and checks the damper flap and the roof or wall cap for rust. - [La Jolla](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Bay Area households paying closer attention to indoor air from cooking count on a hood that truly captures, and grease filter and hood fan service there delivers the basics: clean filters, a free-running fan and a duct that actually reaches outside. - [Pacific Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://appliancemaintenance.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the grease filter and hood fan service. ### Can metal hood filters be washed with the dishes? Many metal mesh and baffle filters can go in the dishwasher, and their makers say so; some discolor on the first few washes, which is cosmetic. Charcoal pads cannot be washed. The hood's manual says which filters it has and how to clean them. ### How often does a charcoal pad in a recirculating hood need changing? Commonly every three to six months with regular cooking, and on some models a reminder light counts the hours. A saturated pad stops removing smell long before it looks different. ### Why does the hood still sound loud with clean filters? Noise can come from a blower wheel coated with grease past the filters, a damper that flutters, loose mounting or a long, bending duct. The visit checks the parts the owner can reach; a worn motor bearing is a repair. --- **[Read on the site: Grease Filter and Hood Fan Service](https://appliancemaintenance.center/services/grease-filter-and-hood-fan-service/)** **[Book a visit with ApplianceMaintenance.center](https://appliancemaintenance.center/schedule/)**