Devices for cleaning air in indoor residential gradually become a regular feature in complete domestic appliance. Among these devices it has an important place for the kitchen extractor fan and an air purifier. For a man malosveduschego in such devices it may seem that it harbors a diverse equipment with the same purpose, which is absolutely not true.
At first glance, in both cases we are talking about clean air. However, the nature of the contamination can be different. It's one thing plain raznodispersnaya dust, the other - the smallest saturated fat drops, vapors, products of burning atmosphere, heated to a high temperature. In the first case, to cope with pollution air purifier, which may be equipped with a function of hydration and ionization. In the second - the problem is solved, domestic extractor used in the kitchen. Hence the difference in the definition of these instruments:
- an air cleaner is usually determined as a device for cleaning the dust-laden air into the room;
- home stretch is called a device for removing accumulated indoors kitchen smoke, vapors, fumes, other smells that occur during heat treatment products.
structural differences
The difference in the appointment affects the design features, but at the beginning of the similarity. Since both devices are dealing with the air in suction or available in the form of a pulling element with an electric fan. Often it is cleaning is performed by a similar scheme: with the help of the built-in filtration system. Then the differences begin:
- Most cooker hoods are used directional stretch, mounted directly above the hob, preventing release fumes outside the working perimeter;
- the air cleaner is able to pick anywhere, does not require a rigid fixation;
- extract, as the air purifier may operate in a recirculation mode, but often the construction operates in flow mode and requires a connection to the vent stem;
- in the first case in the design are provided attachment points, which allow to fix the device over plate, the second unit is not tied to one place, while retaining the connectors may be provided;
- evacuation system is equipped with a more powerful filters that are capable of removing complex pollution, cleaner more diverse number of ways of cleaning.
The difference in the methods of cleaning
Both variants of the cleaning equipment can be operated in the recycle embodiment. In this case, the air taken from the room passes through filters and returned up to date, ready for reuse. In such a scheme in the cleaning of kitchen odors extract and evaporation hold charcoal filters, oily pair collects grease filter. In the air circulation filtration system is more diversified. It can be:
- the same carbon filters,
- photocatalytic cleaning,
- fine HEPA filter,
- electrofiltration,
- water washing.
The flow diagram of the operation
An alternative to recirculating the exhaust equipment in the kitchen is the removal or cleaning flow. For work on this principle must be connected to a vent or barrel flats independent organization outward withdrawal. This complicates the installation of exhaust technology, requires the use of additional equipment. In this regard, the hood is more complicated than the air cleaner. It can simply be put on the table in the room, the atmosphere of which needs to be cleaned, and to include in the network.
Additional functions
Depending on the value category, both devices can be equipped with a range of additional functions. They provide the unit greater functionality and greater comfort to the user. The list of facilities both devices can be:
- sensor monitoring atmospheric conditions to enable automatic, capable of activating the desired mode of operation;
- Timed off, which allows you to not worry about the timely shutdown of the device if configured;
- Filter state display system in the audio and / or visual performance, which allows them to perform timely replacement and cleaning;
- remote control via the remote, which makes the device as easy as possible to enable, configure, especially for those whose mobility is limited by innate or acquired disease.
Cleaners may be provided ionization and moistening functions. For flow exhaust systems important option is a check valve which blocks the flowback of ventilation.
Advantages and disadvantages
Each of the units has its own advantages, which do not preclude the presence of vast disadvantages. The ratio of the former and the latter depends on the manufacturer and the quality of execution of a particular model. Branded version of the premium segment typically have serious problems with the quality of their low cost analogs can be made not less than perfect, but have a purely structural disadvantages. In some texts, attempts to compare the hood and the air cleaner on the subject, which is better? Such an approach is incorrect. We can confidently assert that the best two: extractor will clean the air in the kitchen cleaner will be most effective in the other room.
