For the health of you and your family, ventilation is a crucial factor. Rangehoods eliminate potential fire threats that could occur while cooking while keeping the filthy stuff out of your house! When choosing which range hood to buy for your new kitchen or construction, you should be aware of the various types that are on the market today.
You could experience the following problems if you don’t choose the proper rangehood system for your kitchen:
- Grease builds up in the rangehood, creating a fire hazard.
- Range hoods that are too tiny for the kitchen might cause gas and exhaust gases to back up into other rooms of your house.
- Due to incorrect duct planning and construction, there is poor ventilation and insufficient air flow.
The sorts of range hoods and ducting that are available, which is best for your needs, and what to take into account when designing your next kitchen will all be covered in this blog post by Yeobuild HomeStore.
What Are the Different Types of Range hoods?
There are various different range hood systems available, and each one handles the smoke from your cooking in a different way in terms of ventilation. What rangehood systems are best for your fit-out will depend on the location in which you’re putting one as well as a number of other considerations. Wall-mounted and ceiling-mounted range hoods are the two most prevalent designs. Downdraft, ductless, and recirculating range hoods are a few additional, less prevalent types of exhaust range hoods.
1. Wall Mounted Type of Range Hood
Because they are typically the most economical and can be installed in most kitchens, wall-mounted range hoods are the most popular type of exhaust range hood for a residential kitchen. In order for a wall-mounted range hood to function, fumes from the cooking area must be transferred to a vent, which is commonly located inside the wall or on top of the range hood. Yet, various forms of wall-mounted range hoods are becoming more frequent in contemporary kitchens. These sorts of range hoods are typically fitted inside the cabinets above your stove.
The ducting for a wall-mounted range hood is normally installed nearby, out of the way of cooking and in an area that is easily accessible. Usually, this is inside the neighboring wall or above the cabinetry. Usually, smoke from an exit will be deposited via the ducting on the roof, the side of the house, or both.
Depending on the desired location for ventilation, the convenience of installation in relation to the available power sources, the presence of any nearby windows that could create interference, and many other variables, the range hood can be mounted on either an interior or exterior wall.
Most common wall-mounted Rangehoods
- Undermount Rangehood
- Slideout Rangehood
- Canopy Rangehood
- Fixed Rangehood
The Benefits of Wall-mounted Types of Range hood
The most practical place to install range hoods in the majority of kitchen designs is on the wall.
❖ Larger Catchment Area compared to fixed undermount (Filter Size)
There is a wide variety of sizes and varieties to suit every budget. The majority of roof-mounted and downdraft systems are often more expensive than wall-mounted systems.
❖ Majority have a depth of 500ml
This indicates that most of the smoke can be captured. There are two options to install range hoods: either flat against the wall and/or cabinets, or mounted to the ceiling of your kitchen.
The following circumstances make a wall-mounted range hood in your kitchen inappropriate:
- if the area above the cooker is free of cabinets.
- if constraints in the wiring or plumbing prevent the system from being installed flush against cabinetry.
- You intend to relocate soon, and the range hood is not a long-term fixture.
- Without a recirculating system, sufficient venting and ductwork cannot be put on top of the range hood.
- If your kitchen does not already have a wall mount range hood vent system installed, one must be retrofitted before installation can take place.
2. Ceiling Mounted Types of Range Hood
Another style of range hood that is increasingly popular, particularly in contemporary and upscale kitchens, are ceiling mount models. Similar to a wall-mounted system, a ceiling-mounted range hood is placed above the cooktop or stove and draws cooking smoke out through an exhaust system. The exhaust system is typically located in a ducting that links to the roof vent rather than being directly attached to the range hood, in contrast to a wall-mounted range hood.
The Benefits of Ceiling-mounted Types of Range hood
High-end kitchens benefit greatly from the inclusion of ceiling-mounted rangehoods. Owners of apartments that choose minimalist alternatives may choose this as well. Not to mention, compared to some wall-mounted systems, this sort of rangehood may be better positioned directly over the stove. For some kitchen designs with an island cooktop, rangehoods located on the roof may be the ideal choice.
Instances when a wall mount range hood would not be appropriate for your kitchen include:
- if your budget is limited. Due to the fact that some wall-mounted range hoods are more expensive than ceiling-mounted ones.
- You intend to relocate soon, and the range hood is not a long-term fixture.
- if structural issues with the ceiling, fixtures, beams, wiring, or plumbing prevent the system from being put into the ceiling.
- It is impossible to install enough venting and ductwork in the roof above the rangehood. Ceiling mounted rangehoods cannot use recirculating systems.
The Different types of Ceiling-Mounted Range hoods
1. Ceiling Cassette Types of Range hood
2. Island Types of Range hood
3. Downdraft Types of Range Hood
In a downdraft range hood, the cooking ventilation is placed below the stove rather than above it. This prevents hot air from rising back up to the cooktop level. In order to prevent smoke and other impurities from the cooktop from rising and spreading back into the kitchen, a downdraft exhaust range hood must be installed. as opposed to a conventional updraft range hood, which will ‘draw’ smoke upward into a vent. The smoke descends due to a downdraft. This offers some significant advantages as well as some drawbacks.
A downdraft exhaust fan is installed beneath your range to pull smoke out of your house through a floor-level aperture or window and then vent it outside. This kind of system’s ductwork configuration normally calls for a relatively short duct run to transport the air outside.
This style of range hood has some drawbacks, including the potential for installation difficulty and a reduced ability to effectively remove smoke while cooking high-fat meats like bacon or sausage. Yet, many people favor downdraft exhaust because they think its vents are more effective at expelling smoke from the kitchen than those of an updraft exhaust.
The Benefits of a Downdraft Types of Range hood
- Minimal cleaning is typically necessary because the downdraft system removes smoke more effectively than the updraft system.
- It is much simpler to do this after sys