Coal filter

It is tasty to eat everything, but "enjoy" kitchen smells - few! Flavors from fried fish, baked pie and boiling soup on the stove almost instantly spread throughout the apartment, mixing together, as a consequence - soaking in the curtains, clothes and upholstered furniture. From such a cacophony of the smells of the owners of modern apartments can save only powerful air-cleaning equipment. In this article we will describe what is a carbon filter for drawing, and also consider its features and purpose.

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Cooker hood

To eliminate the unpleasant odors that fill the room after cooking, experts recommend installing modern exhaust devices above the cooker. Fortunately, unlike the models that were offered for sale 20 years ago, they are radically different both for ease of use and for efficiency.

All devices differ in performance and design. But if you think about the principles of these devices, they can be divided into two large categories.

Air vent

Extracts of this category are attached to the ventilation ducts of the building. With the help of the electric motor of the unit, the polluted air is vented to the ventilation. For high-quality operation of air-vent equipment, it is necessary to ensure constant supply of air and an efficient ventilation system.

Important! The simplest way to create an influx of fresh air to the working hood is to set the window to the ventilation mode and not to cover the kitchen door tightly.

Filter extractor

Constructions of this type do not remove air from the room. Taking away hot and dirty fumes from the stove and passing them through a carbon filter, they help remove unpleasant odors and various impurities from the kitchen air. At the exit, we get a fresh room without unpleasant smells.

Important! Advantages of the filtering hood are obvious: for it the condition of the ventilation ducts is not important, nor does it require a drier for connection. And yet today there is a very active discussion, which is better - a hood for the kitchen with a carbon filter or air vent equipment.

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Air vent or filter?

Choose between recirculation and air-venting design of air-cleaning equipment - the task is rather complicated. The classic model of drawing is the air vent structure, and technical devices with a carbon filter appeared relatively recently.

However, in favor of filter type equipment there are very weighty arguments:

• The efficiency of the cooker hood with charcoal filter for the kitchen is independent of the general condition of the building ventilation. Even if your room is stuffed with dumb-bombs, the air will be clean and odorless.
• For effective operation of such a hood, you do not need an air duct and a large dome. It can be small in size.
• No additional ventilation is required to operate the filter type extractor, and therefore the room temperature will not decrease due to winter cold.
• The cost of a coal filter for drawing is quite affordable for people with an average income.
• The replacement of accessories for similar equipment is not particularly difficult. Replacement of such filters is easy to perform at home, even does not require a call to the wizard.

Important! Mounting the coal hood for the kitchen will take you significantly less time and money, because you do not need to lay the duct to the nearest ventilation, fix it and mask it.

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Filter structures

To remove unpleasant smells from the air and clean it, experts recommend the installation of a device that contains a charcoal filter.

Important! Sometimes such accessories are called "absorption" or "anti-smell."

Design features

The universal absorbing filter has the following design features:

• The basis of such a system is a rectangular cartridge or a plastic cassette of a circular shape.
• Inside the case there is coal in the form of small granules or powder.
• To protect against spillage, the carbon absorbent is coated with a fine mesh grid.

When the unit is operating, air under the influence of the engine passes through the charcoal filter, leaving on it an accumulated unpleasant smell and fine impurities.

Features of maintenance

Over time, this equipment component becomes clogged and its density increases substantially, which adversely affects the air purification procedure. Therefore, once every three to four months, carbon filters in the kitchen hood are subject to mandatory replacement.

Some models of home appliances are equipped with a special "reminder" - this is a sensor that shows when the filter elements begin to lose their bandwidth.

The most effective air cleaning system is where the anti-fat and carbon filters are working on cleaning the kitchen air in a complex.

Important! To extend the effective life of the filter element, after completing all the kitchen work, let the hood work for another 5-10 minutes. The clean air that passes through the charcoal filter will take away excess moisture from it, which means that the coal will be less caked and will retain its filtering ability longer.

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Cleaning procedure

Kitchen extractor with a carbon filter requires appropriate care, which will ensure maximum efficiency of its use and prolong the period of active operation. If you notice that the quality of air purification has decreased, it is necessary to begin work on preventive maintenance of equipment.

Maintenance of the technical device includes only two actions:

• replacement of carbon filters;
• cleaning or replacing the grease filter.

Cleaning the grease filter

The grease filtering element, unlike coal, is not subject to cleaning. The maximum that can be done at home is to treat it with a vacuum cleaner. But if the filter has come to an end, there is only one way out - it is necessary to purchase and install a new component.

Replacing the carbon filter

The procedure for replacing the carbon absorber filter element is as follows:

1. Disconnect the hood from the socket, remove the plug from the socket. These actions are necessary to avoid accidental starting of the electric motor, and electric shock.
2. Remove the grease filter.
3. The cassette with the spent grease filter is taken out of the case, we extract the filtering component itself, which has become unusable.
4. The new carbon filter is inserted into the cassette, we close it and mount it in the attachments on the hood. The fact that the cassette is inserted correctly is indicated by a characteristic click.
5. We return the anti-grease filter.
6. Turn on the hood, check it for efficiency.

Important! Particular attention is paid to the detection of extraneous vibrations and noise - they can occur when the cassette is inserted incorrectly or if it is not properly secured.

In this article, we described what constitutes a coal filter for kitchen hoods. We hope that you will be able to equip your kitchen with the most suitable for the requirements and wishes of air-cleaning systems.