Pollution Control Units sit between your kitchen exhaust and the outdoors, capturing fine grease, smoke, and odor that traditional hoods and ducts do not remove. Over time, ESP cells, filters, and carbon modules load with contaminants, increasing static pressure, reducing capture efficiency, and stressing fans and controls.
Neglected PCUs can lead to nuisance odor complaints, visible discharge, tripped safeties, burnt‑out fan motors, and enforcement actions from landlords or local authorities. Regular, specialized maintenance helps you avoid breakdowns, keep emissions under control, and extend the life of high‑value equipment.
Our PCU service programs are tailored to the specific configuration and duty of your system. Typical services include:
We remove, soak, and clean electrostatic precipitator cells using manufacturer-appropriate detergents and wash methods to restore ionization efficiency and collection performance. This helps maintain high capture rates for fine grease and smoke while keeping pressure drop within design limits.
Our team removes and replaces saturated activated carbon panels or odor media to restore odor control performance and reduce complaints from neighbors, guests, or nearby tenants. Media handling and disposal follow recommended practices for used carbon.
We schedule and perform replacement of pre-filters, bag filters, MERV-rated media, and HEPA modules to maintain proper airflow and static pressure through the unit. Correct filter change intervals help prevent fan overload, nuisance shutdowns, and control faults.
Technicians inspect detergent wash systems, pumps, and spray manifolds where installed, check UV lamps or other advanced stages if equipped, and verify readings on differential pressure / Magnarelli gauges against acceptable ranges. Any abnormal conditions are documented with recommendations.
Qwick Solutions services a wide range of commercial kitchen PCUs and related technologies, including but not limited to:
We offer the best maintenance benefits
Maintain grease, smoke, and odor capture at design levels to protect indoor and outdoor air quality.
Reduce strain on fans, motors, and controls caused by clogged cells and filters, helping prevent premature failures.
Helps address landlord requirements, mechanical codes, and local emission or nuisance standards related to discharge.
Planned service intervals based on cooking volume, unit type, and operating hours.
Visit our Service Areas page to see where we work most often
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Washington, DC
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Protect your Pollution Control Unit, fans, and reputation with a PCU maintenance program built around your equipment and hours of operation
Use our Get a Quote page to tell us about your PCU model, location, and cooking volume—or call 202-643-8113 to discuss ESP cell cleaning, filter changes, and diagnostics with a technician.
