It is not one of the most common jobs, but it does need to be added to the household chore list from time to time. Cleaning the rangehood maintenance regularly does not have to be a challenge for the maintenance and hygiene of your kitchen. If you know what you are doing, it is the easiest way to guarantee that it will continue to function as the first day and that its energy consumption is as expected.
Why is the Maintenance of the Range hood Important?
The places where organic matter is handled and where certain conditions of temperature and humidity exist are the most susceptible to the appearance and proliferation of microorganisms that are potentially harmful to health. This is the reason why thorough kitchen cleaning deserves a special section in home disinfection routines.
Apart from the usual tasks to maintain a good level of hygiene in this sensitive area of the house, from time to time you have to carry out specific tasks that can be a bit tedious, such as cleaning the range hood. However, these appliances are increasingly better prepared to facilitate your tasks and to ensure that you can maintain the necessary safety and hygiene guarantees.
By removing grease and cleaning filters, you ensure that your cooker hood continues to function to its full potential, avoiding the concentration and dispersion of odors, the risk of fire or contamination by microorganisms must contact with experts range hood repair service.
Kitchen Cleaning Tricks: Goodbye Grease In The Range hood
- Kitchen range hood for domestic use, such as AEG range hoods, come in various formats: removable, island, decorative, and integrated into the furniture or on the hob … Even so, particle filtering and suction systems smoke are very similar in all of them. Therefore, these kitchen cleaning tricks will be useful for almost any model.
- Bring a cauldron of water and lemon to a boil. Keep it on the fire for 20 minutes with the hood on. The water vapor will help to soften the accumulated fat inside the hood and will facilitate its subsequent cleaning.
- Once you have made sure that the hood is cool again, disassemble all the removable components to be able to work comfortably on each of them.
- Clean the filter on your cooker hood. Hoods typically use stainless steel mesh filters that you can easily put in the dishwasher. If you do not have one, the most ecological option is to use a solution of water and vinegar and leave them to soak for several hours and then remove the traces of fat with a soft sponge, rinse and let dry. If you have not done any maintenance on the range hood for a long time, it is best to use concentrated degreasing products that descale the dirt with little effort.
- If your kitchen hood is only for recirculation, that is, for recirculating air with no outlet, it will use activated carbon filters. Unlike stainless steel filters, these can only be cleaned with a damp cloth, but not submerged in water. In addition, you should change them regularly to ensure proper operation and avoid the risk of fire. On the other hand, reusable activated carbon filters can be regenerated in the furnace every three or four months and last for 10 years. Taking into account the numerous alternatives for range hoods that currently exist on the market, you can also opt for wire mesh filters, which perform the same function and are safer.
- Hard scouring pads or abrasive products should never be used inside the cooker hood. It is best to soften the fat with the trick we discussed in the first step and remove it with a damp towel and a brush in the least accessible places. To carry out this operation it is very important to make sure that the hood is disconnected from the electrical current.
- Grease accumulates on the outside of the hood as well. Especially when it comes to stainless steel hoods, you want to give them a shiny look, without traces of dirt or fingerprints. The trick? Use AEG’s stainless steel cleaning spray and give it a final wipe with a cloth dampened with baking soda and lemon water. It will be resplendent!
