Commercial Restaurant Odor Control in Anaheim

Engineered Odor Control Built for Busy Anaheim Kitchens

Odors that escape your kitchen don’t just affect guest satisfaction—they can trigger complaints from neighboring tenants and nearby residences. Our engineers design integrated systems that capture, neutralize, and contain odors through the right combination of capture velocity, filtration, air cleaning, and building pressure control. Every solution is tailored to your cuisine, cooking rates, hours of operation, and duct/roof constraints.

Why Odors Escape and How We Fix It

• Insufficient capture at the hood due to low face velocity or poor canopy sizing.
• Grease aerosol bypass from worn filters or missing baffle media.
• Undersized or clogged ESP/carbon stages that allow VOCs to pass.
• Negative pressure in front-of-house pulling kitchen air into dining areas.
• Unbalanced make-up air causing cross-drafts and smoke rollback.
• Fan speed, belt, or bearing issues that reduce exhaust performance.
• Leaky ducts and poorly sealed curb penetrations releasing odors aloft.

We address root causes with right-sized exhaust, demand-controlled fan speeds, properly tempered make-up air, and multi-stage filtration tuned to your menu—grills, fryers, woks, wood-fired ovens, and more.

Our Process

• Assess: On-site airflow testing, pressure mapping, hood capture checks, and odor pathway tracing.
• Design: Load calculations, duct and fan sizing, ESP and carbon bank selection, and pressure setpoints.
• Implement: Precise installation, sealing, and commissioning with data-logged verification.
• Verify: Measured capture velocity, static pressure, and odor reduction benchmarks before turnover.
• Maintain: Scheduled cleaning, media changes, and performance audits to keep results consistent.

Technology We Deploy

• Electrostatic precipitators (ESP): High-efficiency removal of grease and smoke particulates, extending carbon life and improving downstream cleanliness.
• Activated carbon banks: Targeted adsorption stages sized for your VOC load and exhaust CFM for consistent odor reduction.
• Rooftop scrubbers and polishing stages: Multi-bed arrangements for high-intensity cuisines and dense urban settings.
• Demand-controlled kitchen ventilation (DCKV): Smart fan modulation tied to cooking load to stabilize capture and reduce energy.
• Make-up air balancing: Conditioned, well-diffused supply to prevent drafts, protect capture, and stabilize building pressure.
• Duct sealing and upgrades: Tight, insulated runs that preserve velocity and keep odors where they belong—inside the exhaust path.

Each system is commissioned with clear setpoints and maintenance tasks so your team can sustain performance day after day.

Comfort, Energy, and Noise Benefits

When hoods capture better and the building is balanced, dining rooms feel calmer and quieter. Stabilized airflow reduces hot/cold spots, lets your HVAC run efficiently, and keeps vestibules and entrances free of odor. Many clients see energy savings from optimized fan speeds and reduced reconditioning of lost air.

Compliance-Ready Documentation

We design and install with California Mechanical Code and South Coast Air Quality Management District guidance in mind, providing the documentation your GC, landlord, and local officials expect. While final approvals rest with applicable authorities having jurisdiction, our submittals, as-builts, and performance data help streamline plan check and inspections in Anaheim and across Orange County.

What You Receive

• Airflow and pressure report with before/after benchmarks.
• Equipment schedules, selections, and maintenance intervals.
• As-built drawings and commissioning checklists.
• Training for managers on filter/ESP care and visual checks.
• Proactive service reminders and media replacement tracking.

Expertise You Can Trust

#1 AC Guys is a fourth-generation family of engineers with 80+ years of cumulative engineering experience. Our team is factory-trained at Fujitsu (Japan), Mitsubishi Electric (Thailand), Midea (China), Gree (China), and Haier (China). We integrate these strengths into commercial odor-control and ventilation projects, delivering reliable results on tight timelines and complex sites.

Who We Serve

• Full-service and fine-dining restaurants
• Fast casual and quick-service kitchens
• Food halls, breweries, and tasting rooms
• Hotel restaurants and multi-tenant mixed-use
• Ghost kitchens and high-volume commissaries

Service Area

Based in Southern California, we serve Anaheim and all of Orange County, plus Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and Western Riverside County. Multi-site programs and phased rollouts are available for operators expanding across the region.

Flexible Services

• New builds and TI/retrofit odor-abatement packages
• ESP and carbon media installation and replacement
• Hood capture upgrades and make-up air balancing
• Duct sealing, fan repair, and VFD optimization
• Planned maintenance with performance audits

Get Started

Protect your brand and your neighborhood with proven restaurant odor control. Schedule a site assessment in Anaheim, and our engineers will deliver a practical, code-ready plan designed around your menu, hours, and budget—so your space smells like hospitality, not the back of house.