How to install a hood in the kitchen correctly yourself: do-it-yourself video instructions for installation, price, photo

No wonder the word “hellish” is often added to the word “kitchen”. Steam, boiling brew, hot oil - these are all attributes of cooking processes. And if you do not want to arrange a general dressing for cleaning the stove and cabinets near it very often, buy and install a hood. And how to install the hood in the kitchen, our instructions will correctly tell.

Everything is in its turn

What are the hoods (see. also which hood for the kitchen is better)?

No matter how the designers try to distinguish themselves in front of each other, talking about the convenience of different systems, coming up with separate names for them, in fact, there are two types of hoods:

• Exhaust;
• Recirculating, or as they are also called air cleaning.

In the first case, air and steam are not lingering in the system, they are expelled from the room into the ventilation system and outside.

In the second case, the same ingredients, having passed through a system of charcoal filters, return to the kitchen in the form of air purified from fat and moisture. Air return or recirculation is in progress.

Pros and cons of each system

There is no unequivocal answer to the question which of the systems is better. Each of them is good in its own way, but it also has disadvantages. Therefore, before solving the question: how to install kitchen hoods, decide on the type of hood.

More about this.

1. According to the installation schemes, the recirculating hood will certainly benefit. It does not require the installation of additional hoses for the air outlet and everything that comes with it.
2. Exhaust ventilation takes the lead in removing odors and steam. The explanation for this is very simple - everything that gets into the system is immediately displayed irrevocably. In the recirculating room, the smell will go away, settle on the filters, but excess moisture will remain.
3. In terms of heat preservation, especially in winter, the palm will remain with the recirculating hood.
4. For economical use, exhaust systems are better. They do not require replacement of charcoal filters and, accordingly, additional financial costs for maintenance.
5. In terms of noise level, the exhaust system works quieter, it does not need to waste its power for pushing the air flow through the carbon grate.

Note!
To close the topic, I would like to once again draw your attention to design possibilities and solutions.
The drainage system, as they say, is tied to the place (to the ventilation window), and the return system allows you to "prescribe" your stove in any convenient place.

Some important technical characteristics

Before we decide how to properly install the hood in the kitchen, we offer a solution to an equally important issue, how to correctly calculate the technical parameters of the hood, specifically for your kitchen.

And to solve it, take into account the following parameters:

• Working surface dimensions;
• Performance;
• Noise level.

And now we will highlight each point in more detail.

1. Working surface dimensions. Take a look at the following diagram.

The working surface of the exhaust unit cannot be less than the surface area of ​​the plate. More is possible, less - neither, nor.

Note!
Standard sizes of hoods are 60, 90 and 120 centimeters. And if the stove in your kitchen has non-standard dimensions, then the number of exhaust units can be increased.

1. Performance. Productivity is a given volume of air that the system will drive through itself per unit of time, in this case, per hour of operation.
   The selection of the hood is carried out according to the criteria of the volume of the room using the multiplicity factor. And now the same, but in a more understandable language.
   Each hood drives a certain volume of air through itself and in order to understand whether this volume is enough for your kitchen or not, multiply the volume of the room by a factor.
   The volume is calculated simply, remember the math - the volume of the box. And the coefficients, see the table.

Types of premises	Air exchange ratio
Toilets	7—14
Bathrooms	4—7
Living rooms	2—4
Kitchens	7—12
Garages and workshops	3—8

Note!
We give an example of calculating a kitchen area of ​​12 squares, a height of 3 meters, a coefficient of 12 = 12x3x12 = 432 m3 / h. And one more important amendment - coefficient 1.3 - is an amendment for the floors, the length of the ventilation ducts, what is called "so that with a guarantee."
Total, 432x1.3 = 561.6 m3 / h. This means that for such kitchen parameters we need just such a hood.

Note!
In order to facilitate your calculations, we present a ready-made table, its use will greatly facilitate your choice of hood.

Kitchen ceiling, m
2,5	2,7	3,0	3,2	3,5	4,0
Kitchen area, m2	6	235	255	285	300	330	375
7	275	300	330	350	385	440
8	315	340	375	400	440	500
9	350	380	425	450	495	565
10	395	425	470	500	550	625
11	430	465	515	550	605	690
12	468	510	565	600	655	750
13	510	550	610	650	710	815
14	550	595	660	700	765	875
15	590	635	705	750	820	940

Note!
When recalculating, the numbers may not coincide by several units. As practice shows, numbers that are multiples of five are better remembered, for this purpose, rounding was carried out.

1. And now about the noise. The loudest in the exhaust system is the motor. And of course we need a low-noise motor. Low-noise motors include motors with a level of this physical quantity up to 65 dB.

Sectional drawing

We will not disassemble all the structural elements to the screw, and paint the options for attaching them to each other.

This schematic model allows you to visually assess the features and comparative characteristics of two types of kitchen hoods, and also take a closer look at the design before deciding how to install a hood in the kitchen.

• aluminum grease filter - 1;
• charcoal filter (only in recirculation mode) - 2;
• electric motor - 3;
• wall mounting loops - 4;
• anti-return valve - 5;
• hose clamp - 6;
• corrugated hose (only in exhaust mode) - 7;
• air outlet vents (only in recirculation mode) - 8.

Right and only right

How to install a cooker hood correctly? Taking into account the distance from the plate to the working surface of the hood. At the same time, the indicators for the electric and for the gas stove differ from each other.

So the hood is located at a height above the stoves: gas - no closer than 65 centimeters, electric - no closer than 50 centimeters.

As a final parameter installing hoods in the kitchen for the slab, the figure is called - 70 centimeters, while the type of slab is not significant.

Note!
When wondering how to install a kitchen hood so that it is both beautiful and functionality is not lost, pay attention to the following indicator.
The upper limit can also be increased, i.e. the hood can be located both at a meter height and at one and a half meter, but.
But doubling the distance from the stove to the hood requires a 4 times increase in the power of the system itself.

We mount who is behind

So, where do we start solving the question of how the hood is installed in the kitchen? And we will start solving it with the electrical supply of the product. The hood requires a separate power supply. So, we have decided on the electrical wiring and the outlet, let's proceed to the selection of tools.

We will need:

• Screwdriver, drill with drills with carbide inserts;
• Measuring instruments: tape measure, ruler, meter - what is there;
• Screwdriver, fasteners and consumables.

Further, the installation steps take place in the following order:

• We will mark the mountings on the wall or ceiling using a level;
• With a drill with a drill (a victorious one) we drill holes for the holders;

Note!
Drywall will not be able to hold the structure for a long time without additional fasteners, such as a spoiler (shown in the photo) or a mole.
Therefore, this element is mandatory for attaching suspended products to drywall.

• And then we really fasten the corrugation.

Note!
Sometimes, when solving an already rhetorical question of how to install the hood in the kitchen yourself, another one pops up; which is better than corrugation or special air ducts made of heat-resistant plastic.
We answer - the price of the question, the price of the product.

Note!
And in the case of using a ventilation duct system, and in the case of using corrugations, tapering, sharp knees, bends are not allowed.

• The corrugation is fixed in the following way: a panel with a socket corresponding to the corrugation is inserted into the ventilation hole.
  The panel is fastened in four places, with ordinary screws in the dowels. The corrugation is inserted into the exhaust outlet from one side, and into a special protrusion of the ventilation grill on the other side. Fastening is carried out with clamps of appropriate sizes.
• And then, we put on the casing, which can be in a single set with the hood, or can be ordered separately, or we close the duct with a system of hanging cabinets, you can even make your own hands.

So, the question of how to install a hood for the kitchen has already been resolved. And we have very little left.

Care is important

The hood housing requires the same maintenance as any metal surface. The metal grease filter gets clogged from time to time and needs to be cleaned. Cleaning can be carried out in the dishwasher, but separately from dishes containing food residues.

The dishes will not deteriorate, but small food particles can clog the multilayer grid of this filter, so be extremely careful when loading the dishes and filter. The result may disappoint you.

Finally

You have familiarized yourself with the material and we hope that the question of how to install hoods for the kitchen has been fully covered by us. Watching our video at the end will help you fully understand the topic, and even give expert advice to your friends and acquaintances.