Step 1: How is the appliance vented?
| Your appliance vents… | Use | Typical equipment |
|---|---|---|
| Straight into its own chimney (direct connection, no hood) | Smoke Zapper | Wood-fired pizza and bread ovens, BBQ and fish smokers |
| Into a Type I commercial kitchen hood | Maxi Grill | Wood-fired grills, charbroilers, hearths under a hood |
Kitchens with both — for example twin pizza ovens on a chimney plus a grill under a hood — use one of each. See the Marta project for an example.
Step 2: Pick the size
Smoke Zapper — sized by chimney connection
| Model | Chimney connection | Airflow up to |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke Zapper 200 | 8” | 350 CFM |
| Smoke Zapper 250 | 10” | 450 CFM |
| Smoke Zapper 300 | 12” — for dual-oven arrangements and heavy-duty smokers | 700 CFM |
Maxi Grill — sized by exhaust airflow
| Model | Handles up to |
|---|---|
| Maxi Grill 250 | 1,200 CFM |
| Maxi Grill 350 | 1,800 CFM |
| Maxi Grill 400 | 3,700 CFM |
| Maxi Grill 500 | 4,700 CFM |
| Maxi Grill 500 S | 6,200 CFM |
Your mechanical engineer or hood supplier can give you the design CFM. Full dimensions and electrical data are on each model’s specification sheet.
Step 3: Get a recommendation
Not sure? Send us the appliance make, chimney diameter or hood CFM, and the ZIP code of the job through the Smoke Zapper quote form or Maxi Grill quote form. Choose “Unable to specify” if you don’t know the size — we’ll work it out with you.
Still have questions? Call (844) 467 6654 or send us a message.