No, you don’t need a chimney for a cooker hood. Most cooker hoods have ducting that is installed either into a false cabinet above the hood or into a metal cover that blocks the ducting from view. The cooker hoods with the metal cover are called “chimney cooker hoods”, which is likely where this confusion comes from.
Does my cooker hood need to be vented?
Cooker hoods or a venting hob is not any legal requirement. But, your kitchen should always be ventilated by any window or venting duct. To remove the grease particles in a limited space, a ducting kitchen fitter is essential.
Do recirculating cooker hoods remove steam?
Recirculating cooker hoods are unable to remove steam or moisture caused by cooking, but they can still effectively remove grease and cooking odours improving the environment in your home if you are unable to fit an extraction hood in your kitchen.
What is a recirculating cooker hood?
A recirculation hood pushes the air up through filters inside, which then remove any moisture and smells before the air is then reintroduced into your kitchen.
Can you put an extractor fan in a chimney?
You can normally do either, and external will depend upon safe access for ducting to the outside. Careful with chimneys though as there can be all sorts of dust and nasties you’d rather avoid in there! Plus really your ducting should run unbroken to the outside which isn’t always possible via a chimney.
Do kitchen hoods have to vent outside?
Range hoods do not have to be vented to the outside. You can purchase hoods without ductwork called ductless hoods. But, ducted range hoods are almost always preferred over ductless hoods.
How do I know if my range hood is ducted?
It’s possible, though, that the range hood is vented straight through the wall to the outside. To tell if that’s the case, go outside and look at the wall to see if there’s a wall cap to allow the vented air to escape. Of course, if the range hood isn’t mounted on an outside wall, it probably wont’ be vented like this.
Are recirculation cooker hoods any good?
They’re also less energy-efficient and require more maintenance. Whether or not a recirculating hood is the best option for you depends on your situation and your needs. If you don’t really need to use a cooker hood very often, a recirculating hood could be ideal.
What’s the difference between extraction and recirculation?
Extraction is when the stale air is extracted out of the room through ducting in an outside wall to the air outside. Recirculation is used when it is not possible to duct out through an outside wall. The air is sucked into the hood, filtered, purified and pumped back into the room.
Do recirculating vent hoods work?
Yes. A recirculating range hood works beautifully, the same way as a ducted range hood. The main difference is that rather than the air getting exhausted to the outside, it passes through a filter, and then recirculated back into the house.
Can you put a cooker in a chimney breast?
Yes you can put the cooker in the chimney breast but it will require widening and it would need to be structurally supported with a RS J. Depending on weight above you may need a structural engineer to calculate size and weight bearing.
How far can you vent a cooker hood?
There aren’t any legal requirements about ducting length, but it’s worth bearing it in mind. Your cooker hood’s ducting shouldn’t exceed a maximum length of five metres. This must also be reduced by 1.2 metres for every right-angle bend that the ducting makes.
How do you fit a chimney cooker hood?
Take a measurement of the space where you plan to install the hood to ensure it will fit. Similarly, make sure the hood will hang 24 to 30 inches above the stove, and will cover the entire cooking space. Ideally, there should be a three inch overhang between the edge of the hood and the edge of the cooking space.
Does a cooker hood need to be hardwired?
Does a cooker hood need to be hardwired? If your range hood came with a three-pronged plug, it does not need to be hard-wired. Just plug the hood into a wall outlet and use an extension cord if necessary. If it did not come with a three-pronged plug or it came with a cut plug, the hood needs to be hardwired.
Does a kitchen extractor fan need an isolator?
Why do you need an isolator for an extractor fan? you have the switch on the extractor itself for operation of the unit. you do not need to touch the spur its only there for over current protection and not for functional switching! Switching off for mechanical maintenance or achieving electrical isolation maybe.
Can you wire a cooker hood to a plug?
Plug and Socket: You can install a new socket that can be hidden in the chimney section of the cooker hood. This socket can be spurred off of an existing circuit via a junction box. You can then use a plug with a 3amp fuse and plug in your cooker hood like you would any normal appliance.
Can a cooker hood be powered from the lighting circuit?
Nothing at all wrong with putting a cooker hood on a lighting circuit, use a fused spur with a 3 amp fuse fitted. Providing the lighting circuit has 1.5 mm live and neutral conductors and a earth to be precise as it becomes a power circuit rather than a lighting circuit, 1.0 mm maybe quite safe though.
How are cooker hoods powered?
Most fans of this type are either wired into a fused spur or into a 13 amp plug and plugged into a socket. The spur or plug normally have a 3 amp fuse fitted for fans such as this. Maximum 5 amp fuse. It is unusual for the site not to give the power of the motor in watts.
Who fits a cooker hood?
“Yes an electrician would be able to do the whole job for you. Cooker Hood prices vary but should not take longer than 3/4 of a day. For a neat job lifting of floorboards above the hood would be better. Electricians day rates are all different depending on area.
Can I install a range hood myself?
If you don’t want to hire a contractor, you can install your range hood yourself. The average homeowner should be able to install a hood by themselves. If you’re good with hands-on work around the house like installations and repairs, you should be able to mount your range hood without much trouble.
How high should an extractor fan be above a cooker?
Your hood should be placed at the recommended distance of between 650mm (for electric) or 750mm (for gas) above your hob.
