How do I clean the hood over the stove at home?

To work in any area was of high quality and safety, it is necessary to periodically clean the used equipment. The same applies to the filter from the hood in the kitchen, because its role in the safety of tenants and the cleanliness of the apartment is very high. Only thanks to this device, the apartment not only gets rid of the unpleasant grease on instruments and furniture, but also from unpleasant odors. On how to clean the hood over a stove at home you will learn from this article.

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How often should I clean the hood?

Many housewives are wondering about the frequency of cleaning such a device. The exact schedule for washing the hood does not exist - it all depends on the free time, the frequency of cooking and your cleanliness.

If your family is quite large and preference is for fried foods, rather than cooked or steamed food, the life of the filter used will be reduced by several times. Usually housewives perform cleaning of the device every six months, but there are cases when such a design should be washed once a month, every week wiping the external grille.

Important! Recently, more hoods have been produced with replaceable filters, which need to be replaced as they become contaminated. It is recommended to buy several such parts together with the device itself - this is justified by the fact that the manufacturer can stop the production of individual parts.

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What to use?

Before carrying out this procedure, you need to decide what to wash the fat from the hood at home, so as not to damage the structure. There are only two options:

• Use of household chemicals.
• Application of folk remedies.

Both options are very effective, but you yourself must understand which of them will be the best in relation to your "helper".

Arming with household chemistry

In order not to bother with the preparation of suitable means for fighting fat, you can buy at the store household chemicals, which greatly simplifies the task. The best enemies of fatty plaque are the following:

• "Whiteness".
• Gel for washing dishes.
• Any formic acid including formic acid.
• Means by which the pipes are cleaned.

Important! In addition to household chemicals, there are also folk remedies for cleaning the hoods from fat, which cope with their task no worse than the above.

We resort to folk methods

There are a lot of options for cleaning the hood using improvised tools, we will consider the most popular ones:

• Baking soda - will be able to cope even with the most neglected impurities.
• Many experienced housewives observe the excellent effect of using laundry soap.
• To clean the extract filter from fat will help lemon juice, vinegar and mustard.

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Basic cleaning principle

After reading and detailed parsing instructions, the hood must be disassembled. To do this, remove all the elements that have a fat coating on them. If some parts are screwed, they need to be unscrewed, then remove and remove small parts so that they are not lost.

The basic procedure will be explained below. For you it can be a little different - the hoods are different for everyone, but in general the algorithm is the same:

1. Remove the cord from the appliance from the outlet.
2. Remove the filters that catch grease. If their use is not reusable, prepare a replacement filter in advance.
3. If possible, remove the air duct. If the design does not allow this, you will only have to clean the user-accessible part.
4. Clean all available surfaces from soot.
5. Thoroughly clean the grille.
6. Replace single-use filters, if necessary.
7. Dry all treated parts and assemble the instrument.
8. Insert the cord back into the outlet.

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Cleaning the grate depending on the degree of contamination

Special care must be taken to clean the grate from the hood. If the average pollution is clear, then how to clean, if there is almost no fat on the surface? Also a huge problem is pollution, which is very difficult to remove due to the long absence of cleaning.

Fighting light pollution

So, if the dirt on the grill is still fresh and has not had time to dry, getting rid of them is quite easy. The main way to get rid of dirt is very simple - absolutely everyone can cope with such a procedure:

1. Choose a container in which you can immerse the filters entirely and fill them with hot water.
2. After applying the detergent you have chosen, clean the hood screen and grease filters.
3. Leave the container with filters for about an hour - so they will be cleaned better.
4. Rinse all the treated parts first with warm water and then with cold water.

Important! Do not allow any cleaning agent to remain on the surfaces of the part, since it can significantly damage the operation of the device.

If the mesh is not cleaned

If none of the tools help you, do not give up. The solution to the problem is always there, but in this case we will have to take drastic measures.

Important! Often to come to use the method that will be described below, it is extremely undesirable, because it can significantly harm the operation of the device. For the same reason, it is better not to bring your equipment to such a state.

So, let's consider an algorithm that will help solve this problem:

1. Before you can clean the kitchen hood from fat, you need to buy a special tool that helps to fight the blockages. They come in three types: liquid, powdery, granular. Contact a consultant in the store to choose the right one. Together with this tool you need to buy gloves that will protect your hands from unpleasant chemical effects.
2. Carefully study the instructions of the purchased product.
3. Immerse the grate in a sink or other stainless steel container.
4. Pour the used tool into it. If you use powder or granules, you need to fill them with a part and fill with a small amount of hot water.
5. Leave the grates in this position for about 5-7 minutes, then rinse using a large amount of cool water.
6. Dry the part and insert it back into the appliance.

From this article you learned how to remove fat from the hood in the kitchen, depending on the different types of contaminants. In order to often not resort to cardinal methods, the device should be cleaned at least once every six months. And what tools to use at the same time - improvised or chemical, you already decide on your own, based on your preferences.