How to connect the hood in the kitchen

The kitchen is the main room in any apartment or country house, the hostess here spends a lot of time every day, and all family members come here at least twice a day. In this small, but quite cozy room, delicious aromas of homemade cakes and cooked food are constantly in the air. In order for different smells not to spread throughout the whole apartment, it is necessary to make the correct connection of the kitchen hood.

Variety of choices

Before you go to a specialty store for shopping, you need to discuss with all home hood typeso that later there is no disagreement.

Before buying do the necessary calculations, what power do you need a hood depending on the cubic capacity of the kitchen.

Manufacturers of home appliances have established the release of different exhaust systems, which have not only differences in the installation, but also function differently.

1. Wall option - a large selection of design cases, pick up to your headset will be easy. Installation is carried out above the slab on the adjacent wall.
2. Corner - considered an ideal solution for a small kitchen, where every centimeter is expensive, installation is made on the wall in the corner.
3. Suspended type - they are flat, suspended above the stove under a wall-mounted cabinet, ideally fit into the interior.
4. Built-in type - installed inside the headset.
5. Island - universal type of hood, used in large rooms, where the stove and the cutting table are in the middle of the kitchen.

You made a choice and purchased the option that you think is the best. Now a natural question arises: how to connect the hood in the kitchen so that everything works correctly, with the implementation of the required sanitary standards and safety measures.

Connection Requirements

First check to see if there is an apartment. grounding. If you live in a house with built-in electric stoves, then this question disappears - the grounding was carried out during construction.In the absence of not be upset, there are many options for how to properly ground the modern city apartment, what conditions are required for this. It will be easier for those who have their own home. Read more about these methods in the article about grounding.

We must not forget about separate outlet for the hood, which is installed at the level of the system umbrella or slightly higher: in this way it is connected to the electrical network of an apartment or a private house.

You will have enough general knowledge about the principle of operation of similar systems to adequately cope with the installation. On the Internet you can find detailed videos that will help you deal with the nuances of this process.

Ventilation features

During the construction of any housing construction suitable for living, a ventilation system is provided. When you or the called-up master connect the hood in the kitchen, it is in any case broken. In order to minimize damage, it is recommended to install additional box with valve.

The principle of operation of such a valve is very simple: when the hood is turned off, it is closed by a lid, and the air goes by gravity,when food is cooked and the hood is turned on, the valve by the force of air from the fan closes the natural ventilation opening. The main advantage of such a system is reverse thrust completely absent.

The houses of the old building are equipped with an outdated natural ventilation system, so before you make a connection to the home ventilation hoods in the kitchen, you must invite a specialist for consultation. Only he can tell what power the model is needed.

Many users make a conclusion on the street individually: they drill the outer wall and take all the smells into a personal window with a 100% guarantee.

Connection Steps

The work must be started when all the furniture in the room is already at its specific place, especially when the connection scheme of the hood is built into the kitchen.
Regardless of the type, the hood is located above the surface of the plate at a height not lower than 60 cm, and the final height will depend on the height of the hostess, so that it is convenient to cook and not to beat your head against the sharp edges of the umbrella. Thus, you will comply with all basic safety requirements.

A simple model of the hood can be installed independently; you do not need special knowledge to do this - you need to be able to use a standard set of tools, and you want to do everything conscientiously, with excellent quality.

We will consider a simple attachment of the exhaust system to the wall of the room:

1. Fasten with U-shaped dowels frame from the corners - it will be a support for the whole body.
2. If gas pipes interfere, then we take special long screws in the form of studs - on the one hand, they look like an ordinary screw, and on the other there is a thread under the nut. First, screw them in as screws, and then install the exhaust system body on the nuts - as a result, the hood will be separated from the wall at the right distance.

Self-stud

1. We fix on the neck of the umbrella corrugation using a special clamp.
2. We connect the structure to the home electrical network, with special outlet.
3. Check the work of the entire system. If everything functions correctly, then we connect the corrugation to a special plastic lattice, which is decorated with the entrance of the ventilation shaft. The junction is pre-coated. sealant, to eliminate losses during system operation.

Fixing the corrugations to the grid

At installation of branches from an extract follow the simple rule - the less bends of a pipe, the thrust is better. Each turn reduces efficiency by 10%.

System filters need to periodically wash, and fan bearings lubricate. How often to do this, you will learn from the instruction manual.

Single line or socket

If there is grounding in the house, then it is enough to install only an outlet for connecting the hood to electricity. Here we must remember that it should be located above the umbrella of the system so that the pollution does not fall on the hull.

When grounding is absent, it is necessary to conduct separate line from the transfer case. Well, if it is on the wall in the corridor - you just have to drill the wall, pull the wires and fix the outlet in the right place.

If the razdatka is far away, then thorough work is ahead: to shattle the wall, to lay a wire, to connect to the electrical panel. And this is a separate conversation.

How to install sockets for connecting all household appliances in a modern kitchen is shown in the diagram.

Some practical advice

CorrugatedAlthough many of the home craftsmen do not trust it, it copes with the task much better than plastic pipes of round or square section. Installation is much cheaper, there is practically no loss of efficiency, which cannot be said about air pipes. When installed, it stretches to the maximum, which reduces the noise level.

It is necessary to clean the corrugation and plastic pipes 2 times a year so that they are not heavily clogged with specific accumulations.

Do not hesitate to consult with the master before installing exhaust system. A great option if your friend has already encountered the problem of installation - call him to assistants, after all the work you will not regret it.

At installation, each stage is important: it is worth only a little mistake in the horizontal fitting hoodand this will inevitably create problems in the future that are now invisible. Inflicted little sealant and there are cracks that are not visible, but over time this will affect the efficiency of the installation. Such mistakes are often made, even by professional builders:

1. In the ventilation shafts, the pipe is bricked, and the exhaust system, in which the check valve is located, is directly connected to it.When the hood does not work, there is no room ventilation, because the valve closes the pipe if the fan does not work.
2. When installing, use a pipe with a diameter of only 100 mm, and this is not enough - you need to use a pipe with diameter not less than 125 mm. Then within an hour polluted air of up to 350 m will be removed from the kitchen.³/ h

You can eliminate such defects yourself by expanding the entrance to the ventilation shaft, install a special grille with a circular entrance for the exhaust system.

After all the work is done, the stuffiness from the room will disappear, the noise from work will decrease fan hood - in the renovated kitchen you can comfortably drink a cup of tea with friends.