Anyone know much about these?
We took ours down to put new tiles up (they look lovely) and we rather like the look of the kitchen without it. We hadn't used it for ages because it was so noisy and didn't seem to work that well (it does need a new filter). Any point in putting it back up? Anyone else manage fine without?
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Dear Pongeroon,
have a close look at the filter pad and think how nice the contents of that would look all over the kitchen ceiling...........
Regards Sally Wright.
have a close look at the filter pad and think how nice the contents of that would look all over the kitchen ceiling...........
Regards Sally Wright.
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When I had a new kitchen fitted I had to do without my old extractor fan for a while, and it really brought home to me how much steam is produced when you are cooking. All the windows were steamed up and the cooking smells went all through the house.
I know you can open the windows in warm weather, but you don't want them open in the middle of winter.
My new one has a washable filter, and even though I don't have a lot of fry-ups, it still catches a lot of grease from the air above the stove. It just needs a wash in warm suds every couple of weeks.
I would definitely recommend fitting a new one, and make sure it extracts through a vent to outside, some only filter and re-circulate the air inside.
I know you can open the windows in warm weather, but you don't want them open in the middle of winter.
My new one has a washable filter, and even though I don't have a lot of fry-ups, it still catches a lot of grease from the air above the stove. It just needs a wash in warm suds every couple of weeks.
I would definitely recommend fitting a new one, and make sure it extracts through a vent to outside, some only filter and re-circulate the air inside.
Thanks for your replies Sally and PP. You have both made points that I had thought of, but I was a bit in denial, I think! Its good that you have confirmed these points. I cannot vent the hood to outside unfortunately because of the position of the cooker. So a new recirculating hood is in order I suppose. I can't find a makers name anywhere on the current one so a new filter will be difficult to track down. Thanks again.
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That's the end of that one then.
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Having seen what a disgusting amount of fat & grease ends up in our cooker hood, even when we often slightly open the kitchen door when cooking, I can't imagine what our kitchen would be like if we didn't have one. I do think they greatly divert steam & grease which would otherwise end up filtering into nearby cupboards.
I have only to look at the greasy state the stainless steel splashback plate we affixed to our kitchen tiles at the back of the hob gets into to realise just how much gunk gets diverted. But perhaps we are just messy cooks !
I have only to look at the greasy state the stainless steel splashback plate we affixed to our kitchen tiles at the back of the hob gets into to realise just how much gunk gets diverted. But perhaps we are just messy cooks !
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I gave up on an extractor fan when I opened my previous one and loads of little beads fell out. Mistake.....Now have greasey spider webs stuck to the artexed ceiling! Thankfully can live with it for a bit as getting a new kitchen (or holiday) Only thing I can say is check out what is filtering in the hood as there are many types - and you DON'T want the bead things!!!
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I didn't have a cooker hood until I had a complete refit of my kitchen and since using it I can see how much cleaner my kitchen is after cooking. So definitely put it back up and use it