![]() ![]() Let them know that by complying they can keep out terrible odors and cockroaches. List some risky items, such as kitty litter, that should be double sealed. Educate your tenants about why using sealed plastic bags that won’t leak is important. Educate tenants – The first step to keeping a chute clean is to limit how much garbage the walls actually come into contact with.Here are a few tips to help keep your trash chute in optimal condition. Once your trash chute is clean, it’s important to keep it back that way or you look at similar issues all over again. It will prolong the life of the chute, improve air quality and prevent other issues. Once the chute is clean, insects will not be attracted to it any longer and the odor will stop. “Dirty trash chutes attract cockroaches and flies.” Grease fires – Fires can occur in trash chutes when there’s a buildup of grease from people’s garbage.Īll of these problems are avoidable by simply having your trash chute cleaned, the same way you have the lobby polished or windows washed.Mold and bacteria in the trash chute can negatively impact the air quality of your building. Poor air quality – It’s not just the smell, it’s the air too.Not only will you be dealing with pests and odor, but you’ll have to replace the chute, which is expensive, or inconvenience your tenants by having them carry their trash downstairs. Damage – If neglected, some trash chutes can start to show serious damage.Your tenants and residents will not be happy with the smell of a dirty trash chute. Many of these growths and other waste that people throw down the chute can lead to repulsive odors. Odor – There are more than 30 types of bacteria and biological growths that occur in an uncleaned trash chute.In the trash room at the bottom of the chute rats and other pests can also be a problem attracted by a dirty chute. In no time, you could be looking at a full infestation. These can infest the trash chute and then move their ways to people’s condos, apartments or offices. Pests – The food and unsanitary conditions can attract cockroaches, flies and other insects.Over time, as the trash chute is used normally, some of the contents of the garbage will hit the walls of this chute and eventually coat the space with bacteria, mold and organic waste, such as old food. This space can quickly develop issues that bother your tenants and actually create an unpleasant atmosphere to live or work in. If you keep the square area the same you should not have a problem with an inspection but some housing authorities and other government agencies make up their own rules.“Don’t forget to have the trash chute washed.”Īlthough it’s hidden from sight, your trash chute is as important to maintain as your building’s exterior and public spaces. It is the two hour rating that keeps the tenants safe. Chutes are not air tight and never could be because of the expansion joint. The reason for the full diameter vent is to allow smoke to exit the building quickly. There is the rare case like Schumberg Plaza where the sprinklers were shut off and the grease got to 2000 degrees in a matter of a few minutes but that is rare because of the sprinkler in the compactor and then on every other floor. People die from chute fires from smoke not heat. We use 4' above the roof as a guide and that can be a cap or often we use a louver.If yo are doing a Landmark building you have a much better chance of getting a louver approved and hidden than a 24" diameter vent body and cap.It is also very easy to keep the duct in a 2 hour enclouser rather than a round duct where space is so tight. We will often go from round to square below the roof to fit the full diameter in. ![]() We use 24" as a minimum diameter and keep the vent the same. The rules are different for under 4 stories as far as chute size goes but we won't do anything under 15 stories so I don't know the current rules. When we vent a chute it is always full diameter or the equivalent area in rectangular duct. Click to expand.I have been installing trash chutes in high rises for 30 years. ![]()
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