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Air duct cleaning in Pueblo Nuevo, Panama

In Pueblo Nuevo the kitchen and the dining room share the street with food plants and homes. Here is how the check is ordered depending on the type of premises.

By Limpieza de Ductos PanamáReviewed October 21, 20263 min readShare

Short answer

Duct cleaning in Pueblo Nuevo is the camera inspection and cleaning of the inside of the air conditioning ducts of restaurants, supermarkets, food plant offices and apartment buildings in this district. It is scheduled between services or before opening, and the check starts at the point where dining room air meets kitchen air.

Pueblo Nuevo, founded in 1895 and today with more food trade than space

Pueblo Nuevo was founded in 1895 by a municipal agreement and today is small and dense: 3.1 km² with 24,167 residents, about 7,709 per square kilometer. Between 2010 and 2023 it grew 27%, from 18,984 to 24,167 people.

The commercial profile shows in food. A Ministry of Health analysis counted restaurants, supermarkets, butcher shops and meat processing plants across Pueblo Nuevo and Betania. Where there are kitchens and processing areas, dining room air conditioning and kitchen air live in the same building, and the check begins exactly where they meet.

Sourced facts about Pueblo Nuevo

Pueblo Nuevo covers 3.1 km² and went from 18,984 residents in 2010 to 24,167 in 2023, a density of 7,709 people per square kilometer. (INEC, 2023 Census, Table 10)
The Ministry of Health states that the Pueblo Nuevo district was founded through Agreement 34 of September 9, 1895. (Ministry of Health, local health situation analysis of Pueblo Nuevo and Betania)
For the period 2009 to 2013, the Ministry of Health counted across Pueblo Nuevo and Betania together 126 restaurants, 16 supermarkets, 75 grocery stores and shops, 50 butcher shops and 4 meat processing plants. (Ministry of Health, local health situation analysis of Pueblo Nuevo and Betania)

Types of place in Pueblo Nuevo and what is checked first

Type of place	What is checked first
Restaurants and small eateries	The dining room duct and the crossing with the kitchen, before service or between two shifts.
Supermarkets and minimarkets	The ducts of the sales floor and of the goods receiving area.
Offices and canteens of food plants	Offices and canteen first. Processing areas only with the authorization and protocol of the person in charge.
Apartment buildings	Common areas and returns, with notice to the management and owners.

How the work is coordinated in Pueblo Nuevo

Slots between one service and another. For restaurants and small eateries a slot is agreed before opening or between lunch and dinner, so the kitchen and dining room are free.
Processing areas, under the plant’s rules. In a food plant the quality or safety manager comes first, and the team follows its entry rules without touching processing areas without authorization.
Two neighboring premises, one day. In such a dense district, premises on the same block can coordinate the visit for the same day, each with its own report.

Sectors served in Pueblo Nuevo

Restaurants and coffee shopsThe dining room air and the kitchen air live in the same building, and sometimes share returns.

Industry and logistics parksIn a plant, air conditioning serves offices, canteens and process areas under different rules.

Hospitals and clinicsIn a health care center, the first thing is to know which system serves each area and who authorizes entry.

On this site

All areasThe 54 areas, grouped by district
Camera inspectionThe real condition before deciding
All sectorsWhat changes in each type of place

Climatiza and Radar Panamá

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Frequently asked questions

Do you clean ducts in Pueblo Nuevo?

Yes. Pueblo Nuevo is among the areas that can be served, and the service is provided by Limpieza de Ductos Panamá, a Climatiza service. Schedule and access are agreed with the owner, the management or the person in charge of each premises.

Are kitchen ducts cleaned in Pueblo Nuevo?

The service is for air conditioning ducts, not for the grease extraction of the hood, which is a separate system. What is checked is the dining room duct and the point where it mixes with kitchen air.

What happens in a food plant?

The work starts in offices, canteens and support areas, and processing zones are entered only if the person in charge authorizes it and sets the entry rules. Each plant has its own protocol, and the team follows it without deviating.

Does the premises have to close for the duct inspection?

Not always. The camera inspection can be done with the premises open in the areas where it causes no disturbance, or in a slot without customers if the duct runs above the service area. It is agreed with the owner or manager.

Keep exploring

All areasThe 54 areas, grouped by district.Open →Restaurants and coffee shopsThe dining room air and the kitchen air live in the same building, and sometimes share returns.Open →Industry and logistics parksIn a plant, air conditioning serves offices, canteens and process areas under different rules.Open →Hospitals and clinicsIn a health care center, the first thing is to know which system serves each area and who authorizes entry.Open →

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Tell us what type of place it is and which part of Pueblo Nuevo it is in. A camera inspection shows the inside of the ducts before anything is decided.