Features of the coal extract

When it comes to the hood, people immediately imagine a continuous or combined type of instrument hanging above the tile. However, manufacturers offer more exhaust hood with special carbon filters. Many simply do not know about their existence, the rest think that they purify the air worse. Is it really? Let's talk about the advantages of coal extracts, about the principle of their work, and how to choose the right device for your home.

Advantages of filtration coal extracts

The kitchen hood of a filtration type has an undeserved reputation as a useless appliance. And it is in vain, because it can be installed even where it is impossible to place the usual hood. Of its most undeniable advantages can be identified:

• ease of installation and maintenance (installed on the ceiling and even on the cabinet);
• compactness;
• ease of management;
• no connection with central outlet;
• low cost of filtration cleaner;
• possibility of accommodation in the absence central ventilation.

Based on this, you already have the opportunity to evaluate all the undeniable advantages of coal extracts for the kitchen. If you have ever had to install the exhaust hood yourself, then you will most likely remember how difficult this process is in terms of choosing the place, installation corrugated pipe together with the grille on the vent hole. It is quite another matter with the hood without a pipe: to fasten a compact rectangular design is not difficult even for an inexperienced master.

Types of filters

The principle of the coal extract is extremely simple: it consists of two filters with different degrees of purification, which provide air recirculation. That is, they do not update the air in the room, but remove pollution from it in the form of burning, soot, and particles of fat. That is why this device can be installed even in rooms where there is no ventilation window provided.

The process of air recirculation consists of two stages:

1. Rough cleaning. The air passes through the first filter, which retains the largest particles of grease and soot in it.
2. Fine cleaning. The carbon filter adsorbs the finest particles of dirt and unpleasant odor from pre-cleaned air masses. Out comes only clean air.

Both filters need regular care. A coarse filter requires periodic washing with the use of a fat-splitting agent (for more information on leaving, see the article on ways to clean the hood from fat). Manufacturers also offer disposable types of such filters, so as not to take away from the hostesses extra time to wash.

Fine filters are also changing in accordance with the lifetime. They are always disposablehowever, it is not necessary to look for replacement filters from the same manufacturer. In stores you can find universal types that are suitable for any hoods.

Coal Extract Myths

Since filtering hoods are not widely spread among ordinary people, there are several myths around this technique that do not correspond to reality.Let's take a look at the most common ones and find out if they are true.

Performance

Myth # 1: in-line hoods are more productive than coal ones because they provide fresh air. In fact, the performance of both devices will depend not only on the principle of operation. In the case of hoods with corrugations, the quality of their work will be strongly influenced by the length of this pipe itself, the number and angle of its bends. The performance of the cleaning filters will be better, the cleaner and newer they are. Factors such as traction force the ventilation system in the house itself and the types of windows in the room. As is known, wooden windows provide better air penetration from the outside than plastic ones.

The human factor also has an effect: there are kitchens where people constantly fry something, and there are lovers of steamed dishes.

Replaceable cartridges

Myth number 2: a replaceable cartridge for coal exhaust should only be from the same manufacturer that was on it. Maybe it used to be so, but now the production does not stand still, being guided by the demands of the consumer in the face of fierce competition. In specialized stores you will be offered universal carbon filters suitable for all models of cleaners at affordable prices.

Universal carbon filter

Odor removal

Myth number 3: exhaust ventilation with faster and better copes with the removal of all unpleasant odors. Again, the opinion is very subjective and depends on many conditions. But practice shows that coal extracts clean the air as well and at the same speed as the flow types.

Microclimate in the kitchen

Myth number 4: hood affects the temperature in the kitchen. And this is the true truth, only it concerns the in-line type hoods. Their principle of operation is based on removing air from the room, along with smoke and soot and ensuring the flow of fresh air masses. Since these masses will come from the street, they will be cold in the cold or warm in the heat. In contrast, recycling, which is carried out by carbon filters, does not affect the temperature regime of the kitchen.

Tips for choosing

The most compact are rectangular flat hoods without recusal. They operate in recirculation mode and do not require complicated connections. If you are seduced by an unprecedented compactness, then your choice will be obvious.Moreover, you will not need to run through all the shops in search of a suitable brand of filter.

If you think that the flow of fresh air from the street is very important in the ventilation system in the kitchen, then you can consider the combined types of cleaners. They can work both in the recirculation mode, adsorbing pollution from the air, and in the flow mode. These hoods are connected to the ventilation system and provide the circulation of air masses, which is so popular with the hostess. You can learn more about the various hoods and make your choice with the help of classification of exhaust devices.