Kitchen arrangement: choose the hood

The smell of warm baking or fried chicken - what could be more appetizing? But often cooking is associated not only with pleasant smells. Steam from the saucepans can spoil the surface of the new kitchen, and the soot from frying can stain the wallpaper. That is why the kitchen hood is not a luxury, but a necessity. Without it, not to do in studio apartments. But how to choose the perfect hood in the kitchen? Modern hoods can be chosen not only for technical parameters, but also so that they fit perfectly into the interior.

Constructions

Hoods are arranged according to the principle forced ventilation. They have inside the device (fan, motor), creating an air flow, addictive smells and products of combustion, formed during cooking. According to the cleaning method, exhaust devices are divided into:

• recyclingreleasing purified air back into the room;
• flow-throughtaking the polluted air into the ventilation shafts of the building.

Recirculating equipped with coarse and fine filters. They do not just clear the air of large pollutants, but also neutralize odors. Dirty air from the stove passes through the cleaning system and flows back into the kitchen.

Flow through the structures have a duct through which they are connected to the ventilation shafts. In such extracts, a metal net is usually installed to trap large particles of dirt. The remaining dirty air goes through the duct into the ventilation.

Advantages and disadvantages

Recirculation hoods usually more compact flow, and they are easy to install by yourself. There are models that look like flat panels, discreetly located under the kitchen cabinet. But when buying a recirculation exhaust device, you need to focus on the noise level: in many budget models it exceeds 50 dB. 

The optimum noise level of the device - up to 45 dB.

Another disadvantage: recirculation hoods require systematic replacement of filters, and these are additional costs.

Flow hoods connect harderIt is usually trusted by professionals.In addition, they are more cumbersome due to the presence of the duct - it is a wide metal or corrugated pipe. Of course, it can be hidden in a kitchen cabinet, but in an existing kitchen it is difficult to do this.

The advantages of flow systems are:

• high performance;
• lack of consumables;
• lower noise level (compared to recirculation).

Design

If you already have a project of the desired kitchen, then it is very important to correctly enter the hood in it. The shops are a variety of models:

• suspended;
• recessed;
• dome;
• island;
• corner.

Each design has own features. For example, domes have the ability to mount to the ceiling, and island in general can be installed anywhere in the kitchen (especially important for kitchens with a working area in the center of the room). Embedded the most compact and unobtrusive, but they work on the principle of recycling. You need to choose, given the possibilities installation and connection of exhaust, as well as its combination with kitchen furniture.

Important stuff

In hoods there is additional functionsthat facilitate the use. These include:

• integrated lighting;
• timer allowing to control the device remotely;
• residual stroke fan, which leaves the hood working for a short time after shutdown to completely clean the air;
• sensor, independently turning on the device when cooking.

And remember that the hood must fit the stove in size, or even exceed it in order to work effectively. Read more about choosing the size of the hood. here.