It's quite easy to choose a hood for the kitchen and to facilitate the work of the hostess, at the same time to improve the ecology of your home and decorate the house with a beautiful piece of furniture. During cooking, air in the kitchen, and in the whole apartment, is contaminated with microscopic particles of food. They stand out when heated and tediously enter our noses in the form of various odors. Not everyone will like this. This process is especially strong on the space adjacent to the plate.
Soot, the droplets of fat will not spare even the most chic kitchen set, they will slam into every dredging of interior items, they will cover clean windows with a cloudy film. A reliable help in the struggle for hygiene and comfort on our favorite "kitchens" will be a kitchen hood.
Let's start with the dimensions of
To properly choose the hood in the kitchen you need to take into account the dimensions of the hood and the dimensions of our kitchen.
For effective operation of this household appliance its width should not be less than the width of the hob. It will be better if it is a bit wider. If the design of the furniture set allows, a hood with a width of 90 cm should be placed above the stove( or cooking surface) with standard dimensions of 60 to 60 cm.
Steam and contaminated air rising from the plate will be captured as much as possible, and the cleanliness of the surrounding airspace will remain safe.
The size of the kitchen is also important. We calculate the necessary output of the hood for your kitchen according to the norms of the SES.First, determine the volume of the room, multiply the area of its territory by the height of the ceiling. Multiply the result by 12. We multiply this figure by the so-called coefficient of potential stock. It is equal to 1,3.
If you have a small "Khrushchev" kitchen area of 6 m2 with a ceiling of 2.5 m high, then you need to choose a hood in the kitchen, which will have a capacity of at least 234 m3 per hour. Here is such an arithmetic.
What to look for when choosing
With dimensions and power determined. Now consider all the features that must be taken into account when choosing and buying.
Type of hood
There are only 3:
- Classic with filter;
- Built-in;
- Dome or fireplace.
In the classical version, the hood is mounted on a wall above the stove. This is the most economical in terms of the price of a copy. It works by the principle of air circulation, which is purified in special filters. The best way is to clean the air with carbon filters. All of them require regular replacement.
The built-in is mounted in a cabinet above the stove. Often it is equipped with a sliding panel, which increases the area of action and efficiency. It is equipped with grease filters, two motors. It is more compact and more convenient than the classic, the cost is more, but not much.
Dome hood is often called a fireplace because of its similarity to the chimney chimney. Such models work by the principle of removing polluted air from the room into the ventilation system. The effectiveness of their actions is much higher. In addition to the circulation of the fan blades, the natural draft force of the ventilation shaft also works.
Noise level
Depends on the power level of the operating mode. It is necessary to be interested in the value of the noise level at the minimum load and at the maximum. An acceptable norm of the amount of noise that is generated during the operation of the hood is considered to be 55 dB.
This indicator can be compared with human speech of average loudness at a distance of 3 meters. But there is a kitchen hood with a noise level of up to 30-35 dB.This conversation is a whisper at a distance of 10 m. This quiet mode will be very appropriate if the kitchen is both a dining room or combined with a living room.
Material from which the hood
is made There are several options:
- Enamelled steel;
- Stainless steel;
- Aluminum;
- Plastic;
- Tempered glass.
Aluminum is very popular. It is durable, lightweight, aesthetic, hygienic. On his matte surface there will be no fingerprints. This model will have a good balance of quality and price, it will perfectly fit into any interior.
Control of the operation of
Operation control options 3:
- Mechanical control;
- Sensory;
- Pseudo-sensory.
Touch control is convenient, often it is combined with spectacular backlighting. But this greatly increases the cost of the model. Pseudo-sensory variant is very convenient. It is similar to the touch, but behind the buttons of the panel film are hidden ordinary mechanical control buttons. Easy finger tapping makes it easy to adjust the process.
The expensive models of hoods provide visualization of information. The liquid crystal display displays the operating parameters( lighting relevance, the amount of air drawn in by the unit, etc.)
Lighting capability
In addition to the main function of improving air quality, the hoods also serve as a convenient lighting method. Almost all of them are equipped with fluorescent or halogen lamps. Light sources can be from one to five.
Halogen lamps do not distort colors, which is important when preparing dishes, so they are preferable. There are models of hoods in which luminaires with the ability to focus light are built in. In especially "heaped" copies there are motion sensors, they can increase the degree of illumination of the zone when a person approaches.
Additional options
Additional functions include those that are not available in traditional units. This is, for example, automatic selection of work and lighting power, programming for various types of cooking, remote control, the presence of an on / off timer, etc.
Kitchen + good exhaust = comfort
Now you can combine the information about the hoods with the data of your kitchen. To achieve the desired result, we take into account all the nuances and make the right choice.
| Features | Kitchen features and requirements for hood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small detached room | Kitchen-dining room of a large area | Regular air purification is required( there are smoking members of the family) | Air purification during cooking | The style of kitchen design requires a special design decision | Price | |
| Classicalwith a filter | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| The built-in( sliding) | + | - | - | + | + | + |
| The dome( fireplace) | - | + | + | + | + | - |
As can be seen, despite the considerable price, the most effective is the dome hood. We choose a hood for the kitchen not for one year, but for a long time. Therefore, it is better to buy such a model, which in good faith will create comfortable conditions for living in your home for many years.
