Extraction to the kitchen with your own hands

Any hostess knows how important quality and effective ventilation in the kitchen. Steam from the stove, the smells of food, misted windows do not bring joy, and they appear even in a newly renovated kitchen. The installation of the kitchen hood above the stove will help to solve the problem. Extraction to the kitchen with their own hands - it is feasible to any home master. In the article we will tell you how to make a hood in the kitchen in an apartment so that it becomes an integral part of the interior and has its own unique design.

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What is the use of the hood in the kitchen?

During cooking, a large amount of vapors and various gases are released into the air, which increase the temperature and humidity level in the room.

Another unpleasant moment - the smell of cooking, which can not leave the kitchen for a long time and spread throughout the house. Agree, what kind of comfort can there be, if in the bedroom the whole night smells of fried cutlets and borshch?

In some cases, poor ventilation may be caused, not by the absence of exhaust equipment, but by the "willfulness" of your neighbor, which increased the space in the kitchen due to the air duct. Features of ventilation of apartment buildings are as follows:

• Air channels from the kitchens of different apartments are interconnected.
• From one apartment per hour should be removed from 60 to 90 cubic meters of air.
• The exhaust air is drawn out into the street. This air exchange is only possible with open windows.

Important! Most owners of multi-storey houses replaced old wooden windows with plastic ones, which create a sealed construction, and thus blocked the way to clean air in the apartment. Even very frequent airing will not solve the problem, since a healthy microclimate is possible only with a constant and regulated air exchange.

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How to fix the situation and prevent problems with the kitchen?

In order not to suffer from such problems as high humidity, high levels of carbon dioxide, lack of oxygen, the spread of odors throughout the apartment, the appearance and spread of mold, it is necessary to provide only two conditions:

• Fresh air intake.
• Exhaust air outflow.

Therefore, before you do the hood in the kitchen, the apartment needs to diagnose the general ventilation system.

The general ventilation can be checked as follows:

1. A piece of paper with a palm size attached to the ventilation grille. If it keeps and does not fall, then the ventilation in the kitchen works well.
2. Light the match and bring it to the grate:
   • If the tongue of the flame reaches the vent, it means - with the airflow in the kitchen everything is in order.
   • If the flame tab is held vertically, the ventilation does not work.
   • And if the flame is tilted inside the room, then the return draft is in the ventilation system.

Important! Professionals do not use the method of verification by means of matches, since flammable gases can accumulate in ventilation ducts, which is very dangerous. Therefore, when testing the duct, use a safe method.

If you notice that the ventilation in the kitchen does not work, then:

1. Remove the grate and wash it with soapy water to remove dust and grease.
2. Insert a brush on the ventilation hole on the long handle and clean the air duct( as far as you can get).

Important! Clean the entire ventilation shaft from the kitchen. This work is performed by specialists with specific skills and special equipment.

If you have a desire to make kitchen hoods with your own hands, then first familiarize yourself with their varieties, since similar devices have different structure, working principle and their way of installation.

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Types and Classification of Cooker Hoods

The modern manufacturing industry offers a variety of device options that vary in form, texture, design, price and performance. But in general, the type of work, all hoods for the kitchen are divided into:

1. Passive. Devices such as a dome remove the exhaust air only with the help of an ascending thrust. This kind of equipment is not stuffed with electric motors, fans, complicated mechanisms and electronics. Passive exhaust is effective only if the ventilation ducts and the entire system are in good condition.
2. Active. A more modern form of technology is based on the operation of the electric motor. In addition, this kind of device is equipped with fans and filters. The disadvantages of active extracts include: the lack of fresh air and the need to clean the filters.

By type of mounting hoods are:

1. Dome. Mounted devices directly above the plate. They are all of the same type: they have a conical shape and an airway pipe.
2. Flat. Compact devices do not have a built-in air duct, but work through built-in filters. If the kitchen area is small, then this is an ideal option. Devices of this type look very modern and stylish. At the same time, they are quite effective in the work. Installing the equipment is very easy, since flat hoods are mobile enough.
3. Recessed. Devices are installed in kitchen furniture and do not take up much space. Hoods of this type fit perfectly into any interior. Devices can be: modular and telescopic. If the first option has small dimensions, then the second one has an exhaust panel and is built into the cabinet. Both options work with filters.

Important! Regardless of the type of hood, install it at a height of 70 centimeters above the hob, and the minimum distance above the gas stove should be 80 centimeters.

Selecting the

system Once you have decided on the type of device, proceed to the drawing part of the design development using our recommendations:

• If you already have a ventilation system, build a passive type device.
• If there is no air duct in the house, create a device with active ventilation and a built-in electric motor.

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Extraction to the kitchen with your own hands - option number 1

The simplest and inexpensive version of the manufacture of equipment for cleaning air in the room - a model of gypsum board.

Tools and materials

For the manufacture of the device you will need the following materials:

• Drywall sheets. Choose a brand of material with increased moisture resistance
• Metal profiles.
• Corrugated pipe for air duct. Corners metallic.
• Finishing materials for the box: putty, paint.
• Material for insulation of airway pipe.

Important! The air duct can be made of corrugated material or a plastic pipe can be used. The choice is yours, as each material has its advantages and disadvantages:

• For fitting the corrugated pipe, you need: fitting, grille and clamp. The air duct of corrugated material is easy to install, it can be stretched to the desired size.
• A plastic pipe usually has a rectangular or circular shape and can be hidden inside the kitchen cupboard. In addition, the plastic pipes do not accumulate fat and dust, and, in the process of work, there is no extraneous noise.

Step-by-step instruction for the manufacture of

To make the hood in the kitchen with your own hands qualitatively and quickly, observe this work order algorithm.

Stage # 1.Markings for

On the wall, place marks for the future device. Be sure to note that on the wall will be located not only the hood itself, but also the air duct.

Important! The appearance of the entire device will be much more aesthetic if the air duct is hidden inside the plasterboard structure.

Stage # 2.Creating a skeleton for an airway pipe:

1. With the help of the building level, attach the top bar for the box first. If you decide to make a curved box, then before fixing the profile, cut it and curl it, giving it the right shape.
2. Set the start profile.
3. Lower down the vertical elements.
4. Fasten the bottom bar from the same profile to all vertical pieces.
5. Attach to the profile and transverse panels, which will help to connect the walls of plasterboard.

Stage # 3.Creation of a box for drawing

The panels of the box( rigid frame) are assembled from galvanized material. Before assembling, be sure to perform all the calculations of the hood and make a detailed drawing. In the drawing, apply all the dimensions of the profile to avoid errors during the manufacturing process.

Important! Particular attention in the manufacture of the frame, give additional cross bars, which are attached from the side. They are necessary for stiffening the whole structure.

Before proceeding to the plating of the box, connect the air duct to the vent hole.

Stage # 4.Finishing the box

The kitchen extractor with the air duct turns into an individual design, and can have a wide variety of shapes. Gypsum cardboard and galvanized profile allow you to create a masterpiece of design thought, and finalize and implement the design idea will help finish.

Here is the simplest method of the final stage:

1. Frame the frame with plasterboard, strengthen the metal corners.
2. At the joints of plasterboard sheets and the places of screwing nuts and bolts, conduct the treatment with putty.
3. Paint, whiten, decorate with decorative panel or varnish design.

Important! The above passive hood can easily be converted into an active one. To do this, install the motor inside the housing and connect the equipment to the power supply.

Useful advices:

1. When creating a hood, the question arises: what materials should be used? In addition to gypsum board, use plywood, fiberboard or MDF.For finishing use wooden baguettes, having painted them with stain to the required color. Use for decoration and decorative polyurethane skirting.
2. To ensure that the air duct does not make noise, wrap it with a soundproof material.
3. If in the future you plan a suspended ceiling in the kitchen, then hide an essential part of the air duct under the ceiling lining.
4. When installing ventilation, minimize the number of pipe bends. This will increase the draft of air, because at each turn the power of the device is lost by 10%.

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Extraction to the kitchen with your own hands - option number 2

For the hood take an old, but a working design, or a new, but inexpensive model. We will introduce you how to make an active hood for the kitchen with your own hands.

To update the device, proceed as follows:

1. Assemble the main components: lower frame, motor, exhaust grille.
2. From the slats, make the frame elements and install them. The shape of the frame itself is chosen based on the overall design of the kitchen. The most important thing is that the air duct fit into it.
3. From thin plywood, cut the sides of the dome.
4. Glue the frame of the hood with blanks.

Important! In order to glue the walls of the dome carefully, use clamps with soft nozzles made of plastic or rubber.

1. As soon as the dome completely dries from the glue, grind it off.
2. Apply a layer of putty.
3. After drying the device, apply a paint or varnish.
4. Fasten the hood to the wall.
5. Connect the air duct.
6. Hide the duct to the box.

Electrical connection

All wiring to the air handling unit must be installed in advance:

• If the ventilation unit has a regular plug that plugs into the wall outlet, then wire the kitchen furniture.
• If the connection to the mains is via the machine, mount the wire in the gypsum board.

Important! Be sure to ground before connecting. If the hood in the kitchen has two connection wires, connect the grounding cord by loosening the rear self-tapping screws and pulling part of the grounding wire under the rear of the unit. Then tighten the bolts.

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Recommendations for the installation of a ventilation device:

1. The width of the vent pipe must be greater than the exhaust outlet. Otherwise, during the operation of the device, there will be a load on the motor, and this can lead to breakage.
2. When removing the pipe into the shaft, do not block the ventilation hole in the wall. Pay attention to the special ventilation grilles, which have two outputs: one for the natural movement of air, the second for the exhaust pipe.
3. Before making the hood, arrange all the furniture and set the location of the device.
4. Do not place the power cord near the gas stove, or allow it to sag.
5. If the hood is equipped with corner panels, it can be put inside the upper cabinet, cutting from below the hole along the diameter of the ventilation device.
6. If the hood is domed or decorative, hang it on the wall, but first install the body and hang the box to disguise the air duct.
7. The flat model can be integrated into the bottom of the headset or into the wall.

Cleaning and care

Hood, like any device, must be cleaned of dust, grease and burning:

1. Once every six months, remove the corrugation and hood to clean the hood from the inside.
2. The corrugated pipe must be cleaned very carefully so as not to damage it.
3. Use a normal soap solution and a sponge to clean.

We hope that our advice has helped you to make a unique hood in the kitchen, and now the apartment is filled with fragrant flowers and fresh air. Do not forget to look after your "creation", and it will serve you faithfully for many years.