EXHAUST UNITS & MAKE UP AIR
When you add a make up air unit for your kitchen of any size, it adds replacement air for what’s being drawn out of the kitchen by your exhaust hoods. This is critical towards maintaining proper air pressure and comfortable temperatures in your cooking, prep and work space. Odor control and reduction is optimized as well.
So, what exactly is ‘make up’ air? In a nutshell, a make up air unit pulls air in to your space from outdoors and conditions it to the indoor temperature, to replace air that’s pulled out by your kitchen exhaust equipment. Without it, you get back drafting, poor temperature control, negative air pressure and air quality problems.