The main task of the ventilation system is the supply, transportation or removal of air mass from the room. Among other things, due to the air duct, it is possible to avoid the settling of fat, impurities, remove odors, and establish air circulation. In the case of inefficient ventilation, staying in the kitchen can be uncomfortable and even harmful. That is why the right choice and installation of this equipment is required.
Extractor hood in the kitchen - a useful element
Today it is difficult to imagine a modern kitchen that would not have banal household appliances necessary for cooking: a refrigerator, a stove, a microwave oven ... Everyone should have this basic set. Similarly, there should be no doubt about range hoods, or to be precise, hoods. Thanks to these simple designs, it is possible to get rid of excess moisture or combustion products.
What elements are needed for mounting the hood
A relic of the Soviet system is the equipment of the apartment with a single ventilation duct. To be fair, it is necessary to note that with the operation of the hood, polluted air is ideally removed from the kitchen.
A similar situation occurs with the violation of the natural system of air circulation in the dwelling, which immediately leads to its stagnation.
Peculiarities
Plastic air ducts are technically superior to metal counterparts, which affects the gradual abandonment of the latter, and entirely:
- made of plastic, easy to work with. At the same time, the smoothness of the surface from the inside is maintained. Air ducts made of metal in a similar situation become rough, and this is already a minus for their further functioning. With an increase in static resistance, the movement of air in a metal structure reduces the amount of mass at the outlet.
- Given that these are chemical alloys, a plastic variety of air ducts contains antiseptic components that reduce the dustiness of the surface. As a result, cleaning is simplified. Why not save on maintenance?
- Plastic can be sanded and cut(compared to metal). Therefore, it is much easier to adjust the plastic version to the required format, while you will definitely have to tinker with the metal one.
How to properly install a hood
Plastic ventilation ducts are environmentally friendly due to the clean materials from which they are made. This allows us to speak about confidence in their safety and reliability. Therefore, plastic is more hygienic than metal, due to the anti-corrosion and antiseptic surface.
The current technical features can be called the main ones, since they are initial from the moment of creation, and this cannot be changed in any way. The choice will depend solely on the buyer.
How to choose a hood, consider all the pros and cons:
Advantages and disadvantages
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However, for home use, say in the kitchen, the plastic version is clearly more practical and in no way inferior in reliability. Therefore, this is a fairly reasonable solution for ventilation in the house.
How to choose
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What to look out for
When choosing a plastic air duct, you will have to pay attention to a couple of little things. First, you should take care of the awareness of the performance appropriate for your premises and. Its calculation is made according to the formula: the area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen is multiplied by 12. The resulting figure will become an indicator of the required performance of the device.
Duct extractor
If the kitchen area is large, it is better to stay on devices with the ability to connect to the ventilation system, as it will not work here. Since in this case the latter have a sufficient power reserve. A certain circle complains about the design limitations. If appearance is an important criterion for the buyer, then it is better to turn to a variety of exhaust hoods with a connection to the duct. Literally, all variants of systems without connection are excellent only for noisy operation. And if this indicator is invaluable for you, then refer to the plug-in option.
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When choosing a device, resort to a grease filter of 5 or more layers of aluminum mesh.
Additional elements
You can hide the duct behind false panels
As a rule, speaking of additional elements, rectangular plastic air ducts immediately come to mind, the choice of which falls when it is necessary to save space. This unit is quite noisy, so it may require additional elements to reduce the indicator to nothing. Here it can be noted:
- fans;
- soundproofing materials;
- supply and exhaust grilles.
Installation process
The more carefully you approach this issue, the more reliable the design will be.
This is probably the first issue to be resolved before installation begins. Everything is trite here - connecting a kitchen hood without special requirements. The only thing to consider. We start with a cable connection of 1.5 square sections, you can also use the 3rd one with grounding or the standard 2nd one. Personal protection in the form of an RCD or a circuit breaker is not required.
Regarding connecting the hood to the mains in the same way, there will be no difficulties. You can solve the problem in 2 ways:
- special connector for connecting cables;
- insulating and twisting wires.
The latter will require high quality wiring (so that they do not get warm), and good soldering.
Connection
occurs according to the following algorithm:
- Air duct connection.
- We hang a closet with corrugation on the wall.
- We fix the homemade box on the cabinet.
- We fix the hood into the cupboard.
- We securely fasten the corrugation to the hood and fix it with a clamp.
- When connecting the hood directly– you will need to connect the air duct to the mine.
- In the case of installation of PVC air ducts, the situation is identical.
During installation, reduce the number of pipe bends as much as possible for greater traction. Each repetition reduces power by about 10%.
Care and operating rules
The main advantage of plastic air ducts is that it is simple: ease of installation, unpretentious maintenance, availability of service support.
How to properly install the duct:
How to decorate or hide
How to hide the duct
There are several ways to harmoniously hide the duct:
- The most popular - hold them behind wall cabinets or inside them as miracles will work.
- Also enough an interesting option may be painting pipes in accordance with the general atmosphere of the room.
How to hide pipes in the kitchen:
As a result, we can say about the almost ideal variant of the duct for the kitchen. Although, in principle, there are no alternatives. The plastic version is affordable, easy to install and maintain, environmentally friendly, safe, reliable, and will perfectly fit into the surrounding atmosphere of any kitchen design. It remains only to enjoy all its benefits.
