A big problem for housewives has always been cleaning the kitchen. Fat and soot settled on the walls and kitchen furniture, and it was not easy to wipe them off. But now this problem is solved, since a huge variety of special hoods has appeared on sale.
Modern hoods absorb all evaporation, which allows you to protect the space from pollution and odor. But how to choose the right hood for the kitchen?
Dimensions and type of extractor
First of all, you need to choose the size of the hood, which should be, if not more, then fully match the size of the hob of your plate. By their type of installation, they are divided into domed and flat. Dome have high power, fit well into any design, do not require additional costs for replacing filters.
Dome hoods, in turn, are wall and island. The name of the first speaks for itself, since these hoods are installed on the walls, but you can install the domes in any convenient place, since they have a ceiling mount.
The next type of modern hood is flat hoods. Despite the fact that they are the most economical, they are much inferior to the dome power, and also require additional costs to replace the filter contained in them. In addition, flat hoods, when turned on, create a strong noise.
Performance
The next selection parameter for the hood is the performance. The output of the cooker hood is determined by the number of cubic meters of air withdrawn per hour.
There is a certain rate of air discharge from the kitchen area. It is determined by the change of air at least ten times in one hour. If you often cook or in the kitchen are smokers, then the power of the hood should be an order of magnitude higher.
The drawback of powerful hoods is the increased noise of work with increasing power. Therefore, when choosing a flat hood, pay attention to the presence in them of an additional noise-blocking unit. True, such a block significantly increases the cost of the hood itself. You can install such a unit separately, but this will further affect the growth of value.
Material and design
Let's pay attention to aesthetics. For sale there are hoods made of different materials, which allows you to choose the design you need. Flat hoods can be made of both plastic and painted metal. This is a fairly cheap option of hoods, affordable for everyone at its cost.
Expensive options for hoods are made of stainless steel, special aluminum alloys, glass, which has increased strength. The form of these products is also different, which allows you to emphasize the overall design of your kitchen.
Additional functions of the
When choosing a hood for the kitchen, pay attention to the availability of additional functions. Many hoods are equipped with additional illumination of the working surface, it can be fitted with a timer or a sensory density meter, the hoods can be remotely controlled and have many other additional features.
In addition, when placing your cooker in a kitchen area, do not forget about its location near the ventilation opening provided by the building structure. The fact is that almost all the hoods have air vent pipes, which must be taken out to the ventilation shafts. If the plate is located far from it, then the pipe itself will have to be masked with special shields or hidden in lockers, and this can create an overload of your interior and disrupt the overall design.
Masking panels for hoods are assembled from a variety of materials. In some cases, data, the so-called casings for the branch pipe, are included in the exhaust kit.