Product 2

Home>Products>Melink

The Melink Intelli-hood System
Most commercial kitchen hoods operate at 100% capacity all day long, even during idle, non-cooking periods. This costs the U.S. food service industry more than $2 billion in wasted energy every year. Melink’s Intelli-Hood^® Controls are the only proven solution to this problem. Using a microprocessor and sensors, they reduce fan speed during idle periods to save both fan energy and conditioned air—and thousands of dollars per hood in annual energy costs The Melink Intelli-Hood^® Controls have become the new industry standard for commercial kitchen ventilation systems. Engineers, consultants and operators are specifying them on thousands of hoods for both new and existing stores. They can be installed in any commercial kitchen—from restaurants to supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, country clubs, convenience stores, schools, nursing homes, theaters, governmental buildings, and prisons. The controls are extremely simple to operate. In fact, the only noticeable difference in kitchens equipped with the controls is a blue keypad on the front of the hood. At the beginning of each day, the chef or cook simply presses the light and fan buttons on the keypad—and that’s it! The hood lights turn on and the fans reach a preset minimum speed of between 10 and 50 percent. When the cooking applications are turned on, the fan speed increases based on exhaust air temperature. During actual cooking, the speed increases to 100 percent until smoke and heat are removed. Reduced Energy Costs The Intelli-Hood^® Controls optimize energy efficiency by reducing the exhaust and make-up fan speeds. Typical annual operating savings are $1,500 to $5,000 per hood with a payback of one to three years. Optimum Kitchen Comfort. The controls reduce the supply of hot and humid make-up air during idle cooking periods. They can also act as an economizer when indoor and outdoor conditions are right for free cooling. Finally, the controls reduce hood noise in the kitchen by up to 90 percent when the fans slow down. Improved Fire Safety The controls can improve fire safety by monitoring the exhaust air temperature. If the temperature approaches the fusible link rating of the fire suppression system, an alarm can sound and/or the cooking appliances be shut down. Improved Indoor Air Quality The Intelli-Hood^® Controls can also improve indoor air quality inside a store by monitoring the CO2 levels in the dining area. The exhaust and outside air quantities can be increased to 100% if the level exceeds a certain threshold.	Digital remote keypad

	Schematic of the Intelli-Hood^® Controls:

	Typical control panel

	Animated DEMO of system

[Back][Up][Next]