What Is the UL 1046 Standard?

With the rapid development of modern society, more and more catering companies have begun to emerge. From large squares in the city to small towns in urban and rural areas, various restaurants and hotels are emerging one after another. While they are providing people with these mouth-watering delicacies, the problem of oil fume pollution also arises.

So what are the more common oil fume purifiers on the market? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them? Below we have specially compiled several common oil fume purifiers for you. Let’s take a look!

Kitchen grease filters are one of the first lines of defense for restaurant safety. Kitchen grease is highly flammable, so replacing and maintaining the grease filter in the restaurant is an important step in reducing the risk of kitchen grease fire.The baffle grease filter developed and produced by Trusty with UL1046 certification in the United States, has the following characteristics:

UL1046 is a standard from Underwriters Laboratories, which is used to evaluate the fire performance of kitchen equipment. According to the UL1046 standard, for kitchen equipment, the fire performance requirements include the following aspects:
1. Flame propagation: When a fire occurs in the equipment, it is required that the flame shall not spread to other objects.

Commercial grease filter is a device used to filter grease produced in commercial kitchens. Its main characteristics and categories are as follows:
Features of commercial grease filters:
1. High-efficiency filtration: Commercial grease filters can efficiently filter out solid particles, food residues and other impurities in the grease to keep the cleanliness and quality of the grease.2. Easy to operate: Commercial grease filters usually have a simple and easy-to-understand operation interface and operation steps, which are convenient for stores or chefs to operate and maintain.
3. Various installation methods: The commercial grease filter can choose different installation methods according to the actual use, such as wall-mounted, ground-mounted, etc., to adapt to different kitchen layouts and needs.