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COOL KENYA has an extractor hood for every type of kitchen. Our powerful hoods work quietly in the background, efficiently extracting unwanted food smells.
The best way to remove steam and odours is to extract the air out of the room through ducting.
Unfortunately, if you live in an apartment or your hood's too far away from an outside wall, this may not be possible. In this case, the only alternative is to recirculate the air.
Stale air is sucked through a grease filter and then a charcoal filter for purification, and then pumped back into the kitchen via an opening in the hood.
The most efficient way to extract is through ducted extraction.
We advise that you use the largest ducting size possible so the largest volume of air is extracted. Maximum ducting length should be 5 metres, reducing by 1.2 metres for every 90° bend. You also need to ensure you provide for fresh air that needs to flow back into the kitchen.Take these small, but essential steps when installing your extractor hood and you can greatly improve, not only the extractor hood's extraction rate, but also drastically reduce the noise level of your extractor hood.
Recirculation which passes the air through a series of filters and back into the room.
Before choosing the hood for your kitchen, you should work out the following calculation:
Volume of kitchen (length x width x height) eg. 4m x 3m x 2.5m = 30m3
10 changes of air per hour eg. 10 x 30m3 = 300m3
The following points should be observed for optimum ducted extraction results and low noise:
Problems with installation may occur if points 1-7 are not observed.