Restaurant HVAC is a different discipline. Exhaust volumes, makeup air balance, fire suppression coordination, health code compliance — we know the details. We’ve kept Phoenix-area restaurants running through every July since 2007.
Free site assessment · Emergency response available · PM contracts for priority service
Most commercial buildings need a system that keeps people comfortable. Restaurants need that — plus a precisely engineered ventilation system that controls grease, heat, smoke, and odors while maintaining correct air pressure relationships between the kitchen and dining room.
Get the makeup air balance wrong and your kitchen runs in negative pressure — pulling hot desert air under the back door, making your dining room hot and stuffy, and straining your exhaust fans. Get the exhaust CFM wrong and you fail health inspection.
We calculate these systems from first principles — cooking equipment BTU load, hood capture velocity, makeup air temperature, and occupancy loads — not rules of thumb. The result is a system that works correctly and passes inspection the first time.
We offer 4-hour emergency response and stock parts for common restaurant HVAC failures. When you're down, we move fast.
NFPA 96, Maricopa County health code, and IMC requirements — we know them and build your system to satisfy all of them.
We work with your kitchen equipment supplier, fire suppression company, and GC to make sure the systems work together.
Priority emergency scheduling, bi-annual inspections, and no overtime charges. Keeps your system from failing during dinner rush.
Everything your restaurant needs from one licensed contractor.
Exhaust hood systems for commercial kitchens require precise airflow calculations and coordination with your ansul fire suppression system. We design, install, and service exhaust systems that meet Maricopa County health code and NFPA 96 requirements.
Every exhaust fan that removes air from your kitchen must be replaced by conditioned makeup air — or your kitchen creates negative pressure that pulls in hot outside air and makes your dining room uncomfortable. We size and install dedicated MAUs matched to your exhaust system.
The dining room is where customers decide whether to come back. Rooftop units for restaurant dining rooms need to handle high occupancy loads, outside air requirements, and the heat load from your kitchen adjacency. We size them right so your dining room is comfortable even on a 115°F Phoenix day.
A kitchen that can't exhaust isn't a kitchen. A dining room at 85°F loses customers immediately. We understand that every hour down during service is lost revenue — and we respond accordingly.
Restaurant HVAC has more regulatory touchpoints than any other commercial building type. We know them all.
We target 4-hour emergency response for commercial restaurants. If your exhaust system is down, your kitchen can’t operate. If your dining room RTU failed, you’re losing tables. Call us directly — no answering service, no callback queue.
For new installations or a free site assessment, we’ll come to your location, review your current system, and give you a detailed proposal with no surprises on the invoice.
Sorensen Heating & Cooling · Surprise, AZ · ROC 328927 · ROC 230935 · BBB A+ · Licensed & Insured
