Chimney Buying Guide — Things to Consider Before Buying a Chimney
The kitchen is the center of any home. However, keeping it fresh and clean is an difficult task, especially when you’re cooking Indian food. Indian cuisine is awash with scents, tempering is used and a lot of frying, too. It can leave behind grime and scents and food particles/stains are left on the cooktop or cabinets as well as on the walls. The best option is to put in an electric kitchen chimney. It is also known as an kitchen hood that fits over the stove. The electric chimney draws in the hot air from the kitchen and then removes or filters food particles as well as grime, grease and unpleasant smells. When the air flows through the chimney’s electric system and the filters within the chimney under 5000 absorb heat and hold any grease-related particles which keeps your kitchen neat, cool and free of smells.
Here are ten factors that will affect the final price you pay for:
1. Kitchen chimney size
The best chimney under 15000 for kitchens must be as large as the stove, or greater but not smaller. A 60cm chimney is suitable for a 2- to 4 burner stove and 90cms is the ideal size for a stove with 3–5 burners. If the size of the kitchen chimney is smaller than the stove or hob the cooking fumes could escape direct suction and get spread around the kitchen.
2. Mounting Type
The style of mounting a chimney can be best decided when building or renovating an existing kitchen. It could be mounted on the ceiling or wall. If you go with ceiling mounted, ensure that the chimney exhaust pipe is positioned to fit the duct in a perfect way. Better yet, consider installing the chimney with no ducting and recycles air.
3. Suction Capacity
Hoods for kitchens come with suction capacities that range from 700 to 1600 m3/hr. The rule of thumb is that greater cooking demands a higher suction power. Additionally, as most households are made up of four and prepare three meals per day comprised of spicy, vegand non-veg food, we recommend you buy a chimney that can handle more than 1200 m3/hr suction capability.
4. Filter type
Based on the type of material structure, structure, and processing of the filter There are three kinds of filters:
Mesh or Cassette Filter This filter comes with multiple layers of stainless steel or aluminum. Because the mesh is often used to trap the solid particles, while allowing smoke to be let out, the filter requires regular cleaning every week to ensure it is working efficiently.
Baffle Filter is 30% more effective than the conventional mesh filter. The design has filters with numerous curves. It is installed in most Indian kitchen chimneys, and needs to be cleaned once every 3–4 months.
Carbon Filter The oil and grease particles are able to adhere to carbon filters. It only requires cleaning every 6 months. Most chimneys with new chimneys are equipped with carbon filters.
5. Auto Clean Chimney
There are chimneys that are available on the market that are referred to as filterless or auto clean chimneys. The latest auto-clean technology doesn’t require the removal and cleaning filters each several months or days and is well worthwhile to invest in. Today, the top chimneys that automatically clean themselves created by Hindware are on Evok.
6. Features
Modern kitchen chimneys that feature touch panels are equipped with strong LED lights. Additionally, they have features such as:
Remote Control Remote Control: Control the chimney from any area of the kitchen.
Motion Sensor The Motion Sensor chimneys are turned by the simple wave of the hand. Timers: A timer turns off the chimney at the time set, thus making it less energy-intensive. Metal blower that has a powerful motor: It can eliminate the need to replace filters on a regular basis.
Cup for oil collector: Cups for oil collectors are used to collect grease droplets that otherwise accumulate on surfaces in the kitchen.
The buzzer for cleaning the filter indicates that it’s time to wash your filter, or change it.
2D suction: This new two-directional suction utilizes horizontal and vertical air filters to improve performance.
Ductless Hoods: Ductless hoods are simple to put in and clean, and take up less space.
Auto-cleaning technology: It’s an easy-to-clean system that allows it to be maintained over the long term.
