Do-it-yourself kitchen hood installation

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True, civil servants stand in the way of such decisions: a homeowner can make holes in the walls only upon agreement by the housing inspection, which will require to bring both a layout and a design for alterations developed by a certified organization, etc.

One of the readers of our portal bypassed this burden in an elementary way: he made an air duct from the kitchen hood through the window. I replaced the glass with plexiglass plates, in these plates I made a hole for a plastic tube, with a diameter like that of a corrugated hose. I inserted a fan from the cooler into one (inner) end of the tube, and attached a spring-loaded exhaust valve door to the opposite end. Then he put a corrugated hose on this tube and secured it with clamps. It turned out, perhaps, not too aesthetically pleasing, but cheap and elegant.

For those who have read the previous part of the note, it will not be a problem to install a purchased kitchen hood with your own hands. The rules are the same: the hood is placed in the center of the stove, the distance from the lower edge of the hood to the hob is at least 65 cm; the electrical part must be grounded.

If you still don’t dare to do the installation of a kitchen hood with your own hands, then keep in mind that kitchen hood installation price hands of invited experts in Moscow is not so small:

installation of a hood of the "Peak" type - 1350 rubles;
built-in hood - 1500 rubles;
domed - 1800 rubles. and higher depending on the width;
"Island" hood - up to 4500 rubles.

Do-it-yourself kitchen hood repair

If you have familiarized yourself with the device of a kitchen hood, then you probably already understood that only a fan can really break in it. If you are not a master from a fan factory, then simply unscrew it and take it to a service center: they will fix it or sell you a new one.

The two main kitchen hood repairs that you have to do yourself are replacing the filter and cleaning the hood.

Filters must be changed regularly. The frequency of different manufacturers is different - for some - two weeks, for others - two months. Some companies equip their products with filters, on which, as they get dirty, some kind of inscription disappears or appears. Like: "Wash me."

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There are two types - coal and grease. Coal do not wash, and do not change. They are removed, disassembled, old granules are poured out of them and new ones are filled in.

Grease filters are divided into two subspecies:

which are thrown out and replaced;
and which are removed and washed.

Wash filters according to instructions. Usually either in soapy water or using a prescribed detergent.

Hoods should also be cleaned regularly. We do not want to scare the reader, but the greasy soot deposited on the walls of this device tends to ignite.

Many modern hoods are equipped with bulbs that illuminate the stove. When burned out, they can be replaced with your own hands just like any ordinary lamp. But if a touch control device or a remote switch breaks down on such a hood, then you will definitely have to call the service center specialists.

It seems that all possible options for breaking kitchen hoods are listed. It remains to add that cracks, gaps, if they appear, must be covered with a heat-resistant sealant.

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