Cleaning the hood in the kitchen

Kitchen extractor is designed to purify the air of combustion products, odor, smoke and other various unpleasant impurities that arise in the kitchen during the cooking process. Cleaning the hood in the kitchen - the procedure is quite laborious, but feasible. In order to facilitate this task, use the advice of our experts, and you will certainly cope with it with minimal effort.

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Than to wash the extract from fat?

Cleaning the hood in the kitchen will not bring you much trouble if you apply such a tool:

• dishwashing detergent;
• baking soda;
• cleanser for ovens AmWay;
• detergent for hoods "Green & Clean";
• liquid ammonia;
• detergent for furnaces "Isesclean";
• laundry soap;
• cleaner for cleaning gutters;
• means "Shine for plates";
• Duster;
• brush;
• sponge.

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Where to start?

Cleaning the cooker hood requires such preliminary action:

• Disconnect it from the power supply.
• Remove the outer panel.
• Remove the metal grilles.
• Remove the additional pipe, if available.
• Remove the air filter.

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How to clean the filter of fat?

Aluminum grilles are first contaminated with fat and the necessary functionality of the hood - the absorption of various fumes is lost. To clean them and restore design performance, use the following methods.

Method 1

If the dirt is small, clean the hood filter as follows:

1. Place the filter in the container.
2. Fill it with hot water.
3. Soap the detergent for the dishes with the whole part.
4. Wait 30 minutes.
5. Take a metal brush or a hard brush and rub the surface.
6. Wash the remainder of the grease with running warm water using a detergent.
7. Rinse the filter well with cold water.

Method 2

If the previous steps do not produce the desired result, remove the fatty deposits as follows:

1. Take a large metal basin or pan in which to place the filter.
2. Fill the container halfway with water and add the soap on the grater.
3. Place the filter there and put it on the fire.
4. Boil it for 10-15 minutes.
5. Remove the boiled item from the pan.
6. Rinse thoroughly with cold water.

Important! If you notice that after the performed actions still remain fat, leave the part for 2-3 hours in the prepared hot mixture and rub it then with a stiff brush.

Method 3

A special cleaner for cleaning gutters will be a good helper if the previous cleaning of the hood was ineffective. Apply it as follows:

1. Take the cleaning agent for the pipes from blockages.
2. Read the instructions carefully and carefully read the safety precautions.
3. Use protective gloves.
4. Apply concentrate or powder to the filter and pour water on top.
5. Wait for 5 minutes.
6. Wash the filter with running water.

Important! Use this method only in the most neglected cases, since the substance for cleaning water drains is very aggressive and not only removes fat, but with its frequent use it can damage the aluminum lattice.

Method 4

Use special tools such as: AmWay for ovens, "Green & Clean" for hoods, "Isesclean" for stoves, "Shine" for plates and wash off the hood and its parts from grease. Apply them this way:

1. Take a baking sheet.
2. Put a dirty structural element on it.
3. Fill it with a foaming cleanser.
4. Soak for 30 minutes.
5. Take the metal brush and rub the treated parts.
6. Rinse thoroughly with warm water, then cold.

Method 5

Use liquid ammonia and wash all unsightly deposits from the metal grill. Apply it this way:

1. Take 0.5 tbsp.ammonia and 3.5 liters of water.
2. Mix these ingredients.
3. Put the solution on fire.
4. Place the filter there.
5. Remove the hot solution from the heat and leave the part in it for another 2 hours.
6. Remove and clean with a stiff brush.
7. Rinse thoroughly with running water.

Important! When using ammonia, precautions should be taken - wear gloves, a respirator and work in ventilated areas, as it can cause burns of the skin and respiratory system, as well as lacrimation and irritation of the eye mucosa.

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How do I clean the hood?

For cleaning the hood itself, you can use a dish detergent - Antifire, Cif, or cleaning for ovens from a series of products from the same manufacturers and apply them in this way:

1. Moisten a damp sponge with a selected cleaning agent.
2. Rub external and exposed surfaces.
3. Wait for 5 minutes.
4. Rinse with clean water.
5. Take a clean dry rag.
6. Wipe clean the surface.

We hope that our article was useful to you and you now know how to effectively wash the hood from fat. But remember that this process was less troublesome do not forget to clean it from dirt on time.