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Kitchen Fitting

Getting rid of cooking smells

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.36 PM

Hi, I recently moved into a new build that an open space kitchen sitting room and now in the Winter we are opening the Windows a lot less (they are big and we lose heat quick). Due to this, we have stale cooking smells getting stuck on the sofa fabric and it's being difficult to deal with this. What are the possible solutions for this? Is there any system to recycle the air in the kitchen only that won't cost a fortune to retrofit? Ps: we do have an extractor hood over the hob, and this extracts air to outside. but this is not enough as there are stale smells from food etc. We need to increase ventilation in the room without opening the patio doors!

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

An extractor fan in the kitchen should keep the smells in there. If you have a cooler hood make sure that the filters are replaced and if possible that the hood extracts air to outside rather than inside. As I see you have a hood, I would check the filters and potentially add a separate extractor fan to outside.

Answered16 January 2021

Hitek Joinery & Installations

Rating: 5 out of 5

Manchester

Hi, cooker hoods run on different extraction rates. I.e cheaper hoods will remove less volume than the more expensive ones. There are online calculators that work out required flow rate. You enter the room size/volume, they will then recommend the required flow rate for your cooker hood. Without knowing your room size i cannot rec a flow rate. Basically make sure the hood you have/buy is powerful enough to suit the room size. You must also take into account suitable ventilation especially for Gas. A gas cooker will put litres of moisture into the room if not ventilated. You need fresh air into the room as well as the extracted air.

Answered20 January 2021

GMP Carpentry @ Building Solutions

Rating: 3 out of 5

Eastbourne

Hi Charcoal filters are normally only used if the extraction can’t go outside. I would remove them if fitted and this should allow better airflow to past through fan and exit the vent quicker to the outside Kind Regards, Paul GMP

Answered31 January 2021

CKN Carpentry & Construction

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Bury St Edmunds

Get a better extractor with a better extraction rate Will be a bit noisier. But should be effective. As I have a high extraction extractor.

Answered2 February 2021