Range hoods

As a workplace that is, the kitchen constantly requires cleaning and ventilation. Anyone that has been cooked once knows that it is not enough to open the Windows to evacuate the fumes and gases that are generated when cooking. Although today the vast majority of the plates of kitchens are of type vitrocerámico, with which the combustion of the gas of the kitchens that run on this fuel is disappearing (except in some homes in which you prefer cooking with gas), the preparation of food both plate and the furnace generates smoke, grease and odors that need to be evacuated. To this end it is essential to have a good Bell for the extraction of these fumes and odors.

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Choose a Bell proper hood is not as simple as it seems. We have to take into account parameters such as the size of our cuisine, the use we give, the budget that we have, the natural ventilation (practicable Windows) existing in the kitchen, if it is a kitchen open to another room or a separate room, the space with which we have for our own WC, the location of the plate (is on kitchen furniture?)(attached to the wall, or on a separate island) and aesthetics and design.

TYPES OF BELLS ACCORDING TO ITS OPERATION

Depending on how to work the bells, we can classify them in two basic types:

Applicants or suction: these bells aspire smoke, odors and gases from above and send them to the outside through a tube connected to the facade of the House. Its greatest advantage is its effectiveness; suction bells completely eliminate odors in the environment.

Carbon or recirculation filter: in this case there is no evacuation tube; Bell aspires fumes and gases and passes through a filter that cleanses the air, returning it to send to the environment. They are less effective in removing odors, but when they are installed is not necessary to place the tube or perforate the facade, which considerably facilitates its placement.

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TYPES OF BELLS ACCORDING TO HIS AESTHETIC

In addition to operating systems, the bells can be classified also by its form and its finishes.

According to its shape and configuration, the range hoods can be encastradas (located under a superior kitchen cabinet; are very common and discrete), fireplace or exempt (most modern and spectacular, they require much space and are suitable for kitchen Islands) and extraplanas or telescopic (the most discrete and economic; are removed by pulling the front so that they work). In addition, today there are very attractive contemporary models that fulfill two functions at once: lamp and Extractor hood. Their designs are spectacular, and its major disadvantage is its high price.

With regard to finishes, in establishments in the industry will find stainless steel bells, lacquered and even work.

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CHOICE: IN WHAT MUST BE FIXED

The first thing to consider when choosing an extractor hood is the need to smoke in the kitchen. This will largely depend on the size (small kitchens need more aspiration), ventilation, if the kitchen is independent or American type (they need more power to prevent filling with fumes and odours to the rest of the space) and if the kitchen is used much or little.

The power of aspiration of an extractor hood is measured in m3/h (cubic meters per hour). A more than acceptable suction power is 600 m3/h, but in the market we can find models from 300 to 900 m3/h, depending on the needs of the user.

The extractor must be placed compulsorily on the cooking plate. If you installed a suction hood, the tube that communicates to the appliance with the outside must be as straight as possible, avoiding the presence of many elbows and drafts.

Another aspect to consider is the level of noise of the Bell. If we are going to use it frequently, please be as quiet as possible, but we have to pay a little more.

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All the bells are filters for air, both suction and recirculation. LI filters should be cleaned periodically, when the fat has accumulated in excess. Its dismantling and Assembly is usually quite simple; In addition, filters can also be changed. The bells of recirculation carbon filters must change mandatory once a year for a correct operation of the purification system.

Felt fiber filters can wash hand carefully, ensuring that they do not lose the way, in which case it would be very difficult to put back. As for the metal (very common in suction hoods), it is possible to wash them in the dishwasher if they are not too dirty fat, in a short program. When they are high in fat is recommended to place them in a basket or bucket with an industrial degreaser or ammonia lowered with water, until that fat softens and her we can eliminate.