Do I need a precipitator for my Manhattan restaurant?

Many Manhattan kitchens do. When the exhaust can't be terminated the way the code requires, or the lease requires smoke and odor control, the landlord or the engineer of record will call for a pollution control unit. We review the building, the lease requirement, and the cooking line and tell you what will actually pass.

Who prepares the drawings and files with the DOB?

We prepare the mechanical drawings in-house and our engineer files them. Because the drawings and the installer are the same team, turnaround is among the fastest in the city.

Can you get a unit onto the roof or into a setback?

Yes. The owner holds NYC DOB Special Rigger and Suspended Scaffold Supervisor licenses, so we rig and hoist our own equipment instead of waiting on a third party.

Do you also clean and service precipitators?

Yes. We clean cells, replace ionizer wires, service the power packs and carbon, and we can put your unit on a maintenance schedule after install.

Precipitator & Ecology Unit Installation Manhattan

Owner-operated by a former FDNY Rangehood Inspector (6 years) DOB Mechanical GC License NYC DOB Special Rigger Suspended Scaffold Supervisor DOB Qualified SST Supervisor In-house plans, engineer-filed — among the fastest turnarounds in NYC

Who We Work With

General contractorsYou need the kitchen exhaust package handled by one sub who won't hold up the schedule. We coordinate with your MEP and your other trades and show up with our own rigging.

Landlords & building managersYour lease requires odor control and your tenant needs someone who understands what the building will accept. We've sat on the inspector's side of the table.

Architects & MEP engineersSend us the plans. We'll tell you what fits the shaft, the roof, and the budget before it becomes a change order.

Restaurant owners & groupsOpening in Manhattan and just found out the landlord wants a precipitator? Call us before you sign the lease amendment. We'll tell you what it really takes.

What We Install

Electrostatic precipitators (ESP) — single and multi-pass, sized to the hood's exhaust volume

Ecology units with carbon or odor-control sections for buildings that require odor abatement

Complete pollution control units: pre-filters, ESP cells, odor section, and exhaust fan in one package

Hood, duct, and exhaust fan tie-in, plus make-up air so the kitchen doesn't fight the front door

Rooftop, setback, mezzanine, and in-line installs — we rig and hoist the unit ourselves

Fire suppression coordination so the whole exhaust system passes FDNY together

Plans & Filing, Handled In-House

Site survey. We measure the line, the shaft, the roof path, and the power available, and read the lease or engineer's requirement so we're solving the right problem.
Drawings. Our team prepares the mechanical drawings in-house. No waiting weeks on an outside drafter.
Filing. Our engineer files with the DOB. Because the people drawing the plans are the same people installing, revisions are fast and nothing gets lost in translation.
Install & sign-off. We install, rig, and commission the unit, then walk the inspection with you.

Plans-to-filing turnaround is one of the fastest in NYC. If you're on a build-out clock, that's usually the difference between opening on time and paying another month of rent on an empty kitchen.

Why XKV

Owner spent six years as an FDNY Rangehood Inspector — we build to what inspectors actually check

NYC DOB Special Rigger and Suspended Scaffold Supervisor licenses — we hoist our own units, no third-party rigger delays

NYC DOB Mechanical General Contractor license — DOB Qualified and SST Supervisor on site

Same company for plans, filing, install, and the ongoing cleaning your unit will need

Based on West 42nd Street — Manhattan is home base, not a service-area stretch

Common Questions

Do I actually need a precipitator?

If the exhaust can't be terminated the way the code requires, or the lease calls for smoke and odor control, yes. We'll review the building and the requirement and tell you what will pass, and what's overkill.

How long does it take?

Depends on the building and the DOB, but our part — survey, drawings, filing package — moves in days, not weeks. Call us with the address and we'll give you a realistic timeline.

Can you clean it after?

Yes, and you'll want to. ESP cells load up with grease, ionizer wires snap, and a neglected unit stops doing its job. We put every unit we install on a maintenance schedule. See our precipitator cleaning guide.

Do you do the hood too?

The whole exhaust system: hood, duct, fan, make-up air, fire suppression, and the precipitator. See commercial kitchen hood installation.

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Need a precipitator or ecology unit in Manhattan? Call for a site survey.

In-house plans. Engineer-filed. Rigged and installed by the same crew.

Call XKV (718) 844-1112