Among the purchases of household appliances, the built-in hood is very popular, it is best suited for arranging a small kitchen that has such advantages as:
- convenience and aesthetics;
- affordable price;
- minimum occupied space;
- the presence of various configurations, among which you can choose the most optimal option.
It helps to get rid of burning fumes and strong smells during cooking, and also helps to prevent the subsidence of fats on the surface of the kitchen furniture.
The built-in hood should be chosen taking into account the kitchen area.
Which built-in hood is better?
Built-in cooker hoods can differ in the following parameters:
- presence of built-in filters (from one to four);
- The dimensions of the built-in hood vary depending on the dimensions of the plate (50, 60 or 90 cm);
- performance of the fan. In this case, it is worth considering that the more powerful the hood, the more noise it will emit.
- number of steps to adjust the power of the hood;
- type of installation: horizontal or vertical;
- availability of additional features: remote control via remote control, backlight, timer, etc.
The principle of the built-in hood
To ensure the cleanliness of the air in the kitchen use a hood. Most of them have a removable carbon or grease filter, which must be periodically changed. Some models have an indicator that signals the need for a filter change.
The hood should be turned on every time during cooking on the stove.
During the operation of the hood, it is necessary to leave the open kitchen door and window in one of the rooms for fresh air. However, do not open the window in the kitchen, because in this case the hood will begin to suck in and process the air coming from the street, instead of absorbing the air coming from the side of the plate.
The principle of operation of the extractor is simple enough: it draws in air over the plate, which subsequently passes through the filter cartridge. Then comes the recycling process, after which the cleaned air returns to the kitchen.
The presence of additional lighting is especially important during cooking in the dark, when you have to turn on the light in the kitchen. However, often in the area of the stove in the kitchen there is a lack of lighting, so the backlighting will not be superfluous.
Installation of built-in hood in the cabinet
Built-in hoods can be placed in the countertop or kitchen cupboard.
The extractor can be installed directly into the worktop itself next to the working surface of the plate. This model of drawing allows you to quickly clean the air in the kitchen and eliminate the spread of smells in the kitchen, because it just does not have time to rise up. However, such a hood, built directly into the countertop, is distinguished by a high price.
If you purchased a telescopic built-in cooker hood for the kitchen,
It is necessary to determine in advance where the extractor will be taken. When it is withdrawn to the ventilation box, the cabinet for the built-in hood must be prepared in advance: in case of its withdrawal into the ventilation box, it is also necessary to make small holes for the pipe in the cabinet itself.
For extraction, it is necessary to make a separate outlet with grounding.
It is not worth chasing the cheapness when choosing a built-in hood, because such models have the appropriate build quality and often break down.