Overview of the kitchen hoods market: types of devices, the principles of operation and installation, used filters, testing flat and fireplace models.
1-corrugated air duct (for exhaust mode);
2nd the fastening of the duct;
3-holes for air output (for recirculation mode);
4- check valve;
5-loops of fastening; 6 - electric motor;
7 coal filter; 8- Fat filter
up to 500m3 / h
and two halogen lamps on 20W
- 490m3 / h
The main element of coal filter-activated coal. It is he who delays smells
You can no longer bear unpleasant odors in the kitchen and decided to get rid of them once and forever? Then you have one way - a shop for hood. But do not rush: before you carefully understand this issue.
Price of clean beauty
The cost of drawing depends on the manufacturer, design and almost from each item in the technical description (lighting, control, power, performance IT.D.). In addition, the price increases by mounting air ducts and purchase additional filters. Therefore, the spread is large enough: the economy-class model will cost in the amount of 1.5 thousand rubles., Well, for the most progressive options (from the point of view of design and technical "filling"), it can be requested to request 60 thousand rubles.
The exhaust form is flat (open and embedded) and dome (fireplace and island).
Flat open models, For example, EFT535 X (Electrolux, Sweden), D 933.1 (Kppersbusch, Germany), SL 16.1P WH (Ariston, Italy), are very compact, they are easy to attach to the wall or hang to the furniture locker. Usually they have a transparent visor, which is advanced forward to improve air grip over the stove.
Flat built-in hoods, Such as TF 5260 IX (CATA, Spain), S 2 50 IX (Ardo, Italy), Elislim WH 60 (Elica, Italy), are hidden in the mounted module, only the filter part is visible. For better air gripping, they usually have a movable panel, moving along telescopic guides. Manually putting forward it, you turn on the exhaust, and completely completely turn off. Do not forget about "baby" - desktop devices, let's say VL 051-107 (Gaggenau, Germany), 115 DDM (AEG, Germany), installed directly above the cooking surface at an altitude of up to 400mm. Some models, when there is no need for their work, completely hide in the tabletop. They are not very powerful, but they cope with unpleasant smells, hovering over the same burner.
It and other devices usually do not shine beauty and are unlikely to surprise the non-standard movement of designer thought. But with dome, the situation is much better. For artists here Razdat. A results of the flight of their fantasy to light are born the exhaust of the most unusual forms and colors, and metal, and glass, and even a tree are used for decoration.
Fireplace models For example, DKE 635 A (Bosch, Germany), D96M2 NO (NEFF, Germany), Pechino (Jetair, Italy), in shape resemble the chimney of the fireplace; Fasten them to the wall. As a rule, they are made in modern design and are decorated with stainless steel. But there are appliances and country style, painted in white and framed by wooden panels, such as Coraallo 60 (Elica), Denver (Jetair), West (Faber, Italy).
Island hoods, For example, DA 270 (Miele, Germany), EFC 9543 x (Electrolux), Scarlett Isola 900 Electro (Kronasteel, Germany) are attached to the ceiling and are usually suspended above the cooking panel located on the removal from the wall. The exhaust umbrella is most often round.
But the form is not all, because the main thing is as you know - the content. And the "filling" of extracts is often different.
All modes are good, choose to taste
From a technical point of view, the exhaust operation mode is fundamentally important. There are two of them: recycling and removal, and appliances, as a rule, can also work in the other. But with the choice you need to decide in advance, because depending on the extractor mode, it is completely different. What is the difference and what mode is it preferred?
When recirculated, polluted air is drawn by a fan under an exhaust umbrella, passes through the filters and is already returned to the room. Such a principle of operation provides a thorough cleaning of air from evaporation using two filtering and coal, which delay fat and other impurities and eliminate the smell. But it is necessary to be ready for the fact that the problems can arise with the coal filter, it will often have to be changed enough. We will tell more about the filters further.
The discharge implies a complete output (according to special air ducts) of polluted air outside the room. The fan also draws evaporation, but they only pass through a fat filter, removing fat particles. In principle, it would be possible to do without it, but this filter is needed to protect the internal parts of the device, the air duct and the exhaust channel of the house from the soot and fat. Hospital, some hosts of cottages, where hoods are installed, filters do not apply at all. Fat particles are settled in the ventilation system, on the walls of the air ducts in the exhaust mine, which creates an additional obstacle to air and the danger of fire. The result is the fan overload and increasing noise.
The main disadvantage of the device running on the removal of air is the complexity of its installation. There are two ways: the hood air duct is connected to the ventilation box or output directly to the street. Most apartment owners prefer to connect air ducts to the general ventilation system at home, but in some cases it is fraught with trouble. If your apartment has a separate ventilation channel, then there should be no difficulties with the connection. It is only necessary to find out for how much air it is designed (specialists from the management company are known about this). Avoid if you have a common ventilation mine with other apartments, then you need to take care of caution and think not only about yourself, but also about your neighbors. Fat particles can settle in overall ventilation and pollute it. It will break the air exchange in the apartment, and even in the whole entrance. In addition, it is possible that evaporation from your kitchen will go to the neighbors. The fact is that the ventilation system in homes is usually designed to pass air in the amount of 110-140m3 / h (for the kitchen). Avytya can throw out 200m3 / h and more, and then an air traffic jam is formed in the channel. That is why with a general ventilation some owners of apartments break out the outer wall and remove the air duct into the street. In this case, it is necessary to install a grid with a check valve that will not miss the air and cold from the street into the kitchen when the extract is turned off. The simplest valve is a pair of moving flaps located at the base of the air duct. When the electromotor is turned on, the flaps opens, providing unimpeded air outflow from the kitchen, and when the vent hole is turned off, the vent hole is turned off. But there is a problem here: according to current legislation, the reorganization of the apartment is to be coordinated with the hilluspection, and since you change the appearance of the facade of the building, you need to contact architectural and planning management (APA) of your area. In addition, such a hood will disturb the neighbors from above, most likely, they will not like that the smells of your kitchen are thrown into the street and through the slots in the windows fall to them in the apartment.
Lights always, Sveti everywhere
Incandescent lamps are the most famous and familiar to us. They give warm light and distort yellow, red and blue-blue tones slightly.
Fluorescent lamps are distinguished by a long service life, up to 20 thousand. Until, but not devastable, distort the color of the products.
Halogen lamps are the most expensive, since very economical (consume little electricity), and the light falling from them close to natural and, thus, does not distort anything.
The brightness of light depends on the light rate. So, in incandescent lamps, it is equal to 7-17lm / W, in halogen-14-30, in luminescent and 30-50lm / W. Simply put, the latter shine brighter than others.
It should be noted that all of the above problems with the removal of air do not apply to the owners of private houses, cottages IT.P. They are free to remove the air anywhere, because they have the opportunity to make the ventilation channel with the calculation even on the most powerful hood and change the facade, proceeding only from their desire, and the smell is unlikely to reach the neighbors.
However, in any case, wherever you bring the air duct, the problem arises with the influx of fresh air into the kitchen. Please note: in the removal of the hood creates a strong air outflow, which should be compensated. The easiest way to open the window or the window to any of the surrounding rooms, but not only in the kitchen, otherwise the device will mainly suck, filter and dispose of air from the street. But in modern megalopolis, it is sometimes impossible to do this due to the unfavorable environmental situation, and maybe just because of the heat or cold. It is more correct to install a trim valve, and it is better to also in one of the rooms, and not in the kitchen itself: drill a hole in the wall (closer to the ceiling) or equip the valve at the top of the glass package so that the cold air jet go under the ceiling and did not cause draft. Through the valve due to the difference in pressure and temperatures will be air from the street. The mechanism is usually equipped with a diaphragm regulating the amount of incoming air. Outside, the windproof grille is mounted, and inside there is a filter (usually with a tissue dust collector), which is batted on the pipe of the exhaust valve. A glass of fresh air is provided to you. But here is their cons: in winter, cold air penetrates through the valve in the apartment, lowering the temperature. Of course, you can put an electric heater, but this will affect your wallet. Moreover, the trimming valve will solve the problem only partially, since it is not able to fully compensate for air losses due to its small performance (skips about 30m3 / h) compared to exhaust.
Right size
The hood umbrella is selected under the area of the cooking panel or the surface of the plate - the main thing is that it is no less (A, b). In this case, polluted air will not "slip" past him. The standard width of the cooking surface is 600 and 900 mm, and therefore the extracts of this size are most popular. Another parameter deserves the attention of the installation height of the device over the stove. If you want to hang the umbrella high enough, then it should be more than the stove - otherwise it does not catch all the vapors, because they rise not only vertically, but at some angle. The reduced limit should be more accurate - you can damage the hood overheating or even cause fire residues in it. The minimum allowable distance: 650mm for electric stove and 750mm- for gas. | ||
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Filter up too much
Filters of two types are installed in hoods: grease (coarse purification) and coal (fine cleaning). The first delayed the smallest particles of fat, combustion products, etc., because they are called coarse filters. They are disposable - from synthetic material, and reusable - from aluminum foil or grid. Filters look like porous packages from acrylic felt layers or perforated aluminum sheets with a wire mesh pressed between them.
Over the state of all filters, you need to closely follow: if you do not replace them in time or not flush, the load on the electric motor of the fan can increase. This will lead to a decrease in the performance of the drawing, and in some cases, and to the engine breakdown. Fat acrylic and aluminum filters are cleaned about once insterans with warm water with detergent, after which the cloth is slightly wet. Filters can be placed in a dishwasher, but they should be put there vertically, otherwise the remains of food will score their holes.
Coal filters serve as long as they do not pollute. The replacement frequency depends on how intensively you cook (as a rule, they change 2-3 times a year). Effected models, for example DM 8700 M (AEG), DA 424-4 IX (Miele), LC 95950 (Siemens, Germany), there are indicators that will be reported when the filter must be changed.
Three options for the umbrellas of TEKA-flat instruments are flat rectangular and round, cone.
Purity formula
Now we need to decide on the performance of the hoods. Its values of various models can vary from 180 to 700m3 / h. Moreover, most instruments have three-stage regulation (three speeds). At the first speed, the minimum performance suitable for getting rid of odors in conventional cooking. Amaximal significance will be useful in short work in emergency situations (at the same time, fish, porridge and pasta are burned). Keep in mind that the technical characteristics of the exhaust usually contain maximum performance information. But there are a lot of subtleties. For example, its value decreases with a long duct of small diameter, as well as with each turn.Sound Barrier
Noisily working extractor the order will rebuild your life. A monotonous loud sound for a long time can cause irritation and headaches, so the noise level is an important parameter. Although most of the extracts of well-known manufacturers correspond to this characteristic European quality standards (IEC 60704-2-13), all the same, the sound is clearly heard. Check the volume of the device in the store is inexpedient, as conditions in a public place and you have completely different houses. It is believed that the normal noise level is about 55DB. If he is higher, the sound is already a loud, irritating rumor. The maximum values of most hoods exceed 55DB and can be about 70DB. But not bubbly, after all, to the highest speed you will have to resort extremely rarely. With the usual preparation of lunch, there is a fairly first-second speed, and therefore the sound will be quieter.
Testing flat hoods, 60 cm
FS301 / 60 IX (Jetair).
3490 rub.
Evaluation "IVD": design- 4, control- 4, lighting- 3.
KAMILLA 600 IX (Kronasteel).
3690 rub.
Evaluation of "IVD": design- 5, control- 3, lighting- 3.
Testing fireplace hoods, 60 cm
NEBLIA 600 IX (CATA).
7990rub.
Evaluation of "IVD": design- 4, control- 3, lighting- 4.
COLUMBA 600 IX (Shindo, China).
10 490 rub.
Evaluation "IVD": design- 5, control- 4, lighting- 5.
Testing fireplace exhausts, 90 cm
Quad 900MIX (Elikor, Russia).
7590 rub.
Evaluation "IVD": Design- 4, Management- 4, Lighting- 5.
CH MIAMI PS 90 IX (Jetair).
9490 rub.
Evaluation "IVD": design- 3, control- 5, lighting- 5.
Notes
1. Consumer properties of hoods were evaluated by staffing staff by the expert rank method using a 5-point system.
2. Extracts of the average price category are selected from the list of hits of sales of the network of stores "M.Video".
3. All exhaust - stainless steel.
4. Extracts with a hid-absorbing metallic filter.
Short technical description of tested hoods *
| Parameters | Models | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat, 60cm | Fireplace, 60cm | Fireplace, 90cm | ||||
| FS301 / 60 IX (Jetair) | Kamilla 600 IX (Kronasteel) | NEBLIA 600 IX (CATA) | COLUMBA 600 IX (SHINDO) | Quad 900mix (Elikor) | CH MIAMI PS 90 IX (Jetair) | |
| Maximum manufacturer (removal), M3 / C. | 290. | 550. | 1020. | 800. | 650. | 650. |
| Maximum manufacturer (recycling), M3 / C. | 116. | 220. | 640. | 480. | - | 260. |
| Maximum power consumption, W | 160. | 300. | 240. | 240. | 210. | 240. |
| Number of speeds | 3. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 3. | 3. |
| Management type | Mechanical | Mechanical | Mechanical | Electronic | Mechanical | Mechanical |
| Lighting | 1 incandescent lamp, 40W | 2 incandescent bulbs on 25W | 2 incandescent bulbs by 40W | 2 halogen lamps for 20W | 2 halogen lamps on 20W | 2 incandescent bulbs by 40W |
| Maximum noise level, dB | 68. | 56. | 54. | 53. | 54. | 68. |
| * - Data network stores M.Video |
The editorial board thanks the representative offices of the Indesit Company, "BSH household appliances", Electrolux, Teka Industrial, Miele CIS, Kppersbusch, Candy Elettrodomestici S.R.L., as well as Caventh and Campanco firms for help in the preparation of material.