I want freshness, clean air. And not only on the street, but also your home. Especially many foreign smells occurs in the kitchen during cooking. Ensure comfortable conditions and a favorable microclimate will help installing an exhaust in the kitchen. Modern manufacturers offer various devices for air purification in household premises. They differ in power, ways to clean and install, design and budget. How to make a hood in the kitchen when the choice is made, the equipment is purchased and only the question of its installation.
Consider how to set the hood in the kitchen with your own hands. The list of activities that need to be carried out to the installation depends on several factors:
- view of the exhaust device;
- ventilation systems indoors;
- power supply systems;
- view of the selected duct.
General principles of work
Make a hood in the kitchen is not very difficult, but there are certain safety requirements that need to be observed. This applies to the strength of fastening, providing in the apartment of a normal air exchange, and protection against shock.
Design electrical wiring in advance.
Connecting in the kitchen to electricity. The system must have grounding. New houses provide an appropriate contour and euro sockets are installed. If the connection of the house to the power supply requires a ground, then an electrician should be invited - a professional with admission to such work. It is better to install a socket near the connection site, protect against moisture from entering, preventing the wire hanging over the stove.
Attention! Before mounting and installing, you carefully read the manufacturer's instructions and turn on the device to make sure it is working.
The mounting of the hood in the kitchen begins with a markup, which will provide the arrangement of the hood along the axis passing the center of the plate or the hob. The installation rules require the height of the fastening when using gas plates - 80 cm, electrical - 70 cm.
Choose the right distance to the stove
Installing an exhaust in the kitchen with your own hands will require from you the skills and the presence of a minimum amount of tools:
- drill or perforator;
- level;
- screwdriver, screwdriver;
- knife and a mill for metal;
- roulette, line;
- pencil.
A set of necessary tools
The set to the hood is necessary to purchase the attachments of the corrugations, the grid, for designing the place of attachment to the ventilation mine, corrugation and box.
Mounting features of various systems
Depending on the air purification principle, kitchen hoods are divided into:
Depending on the type of fastening, the hoods are divided into several types:
Consider how to properly set the extract in the kitchen with the installation of the duct.
For domestic purposes, two types are used:
1. Plastic;
2. Metal (aluminum) corrugation.
Plastic ducts have a smooth surface and do not create air resistance. They are more expensive than corrugations and more complex in assembly, but look aesthetically and does not require an additional box device.
Installation of air duct
Important! To increase the power of exhaust equipment of the connection location, treat with silicone sealant.
Installation of metal air duct
An open corrugated pipe does not always fit into the interior, so you should foresee how to hide it. It is possible to sew it in the design of plasterboard on the ceiling or arrange a box. At the same time, it should be remembered that in the pipe will be scaped pollution, and it will have to be changed periodically.
The hood made into the kitchen with their own hands will provide access to secluded corners and facilitate cleaning.
Installation of the air duct should be carried out by defining the most direct path to the ventilation mine, not allowing the pipe fracture. In this order, work is carried out when installing a wall, built-in or telescopic inclined exhaust:
- Select a pipe with a diameter corresponding to the size of the outlet.
- Stretch the pipe to reduce noise.
- Cut the corrugation with a small margin for fastening.
- Cut the edges and bend them out.
- Fix with a clamp on the nozzle.
- Stretch the pipe through the cut holes.
- Fastening the hood corrugations to the ventilation shaft using a special lattice that is attached to the hole in the mine.
Installation of drawing in the kitchen should not be reflected as an air exchange indoor.
The ventilation channel cannot be broken completely. For this, the lattice has not only a hole for the air duct, but also a special anti-rotary valve installed to ensure air circulation.
It has the right to life and homemade extract for the kitchen. If the hole sizes do not allow you to install the finished grille, you can install an additional box made with two holes and a flapper valve. The flap is made of light aluminum or tin plate and is held with a thin spring. When the extractor is running and the air passes under pressure, the valve rises and provides its output. When the exhaust is turned off, the flap is lowered and a hole for natural ventilation opens.
Air Duct Valve
A built-in check valve is used when the air is derived. A hole is drilled in the outer wall, the grille with the check valve is installed. It will overlap the access of cold air from the street with a non-working extract. Attaching the duct is performed according to the general rules.
Finally
Choosing and mounting the hood in the kitchen, use the advice of specialists. Competent work will help make your home comfortable and favorable for living.
