Recirculating ceiling kitchen extractor
Discussion
I need to get an extractor which doesn't interfere with sightlines like our current bin type extractor.
The peninsula which the hob is in sits in the centre of the old part of the kitchen. Above it are joists which run to the old outside wall so previously it could be ducted outside fairly easily.
The new extension to the kitchen is vaulted in front of that and the joists that ran to the outside wall now run into a large steel beam. As the beam has a downstand of about 100mm I don't want to run a duct under it.
This seems to rule out any option of ducting and means I'm stuck with recirculation.
Are there any decent options out there?
The peninsula which the hob is in sits in the centre of the old part of the kitchen. Above it are joists which run to the old outside wall so previously it could be ducted outside fairly easily.
The new extension to the kitchen is vaulted in front of that and the joists that ran to the outside wall now run into a large steel beam. As the beam has a downstand of about 100mm I don't want to run a duct under it.
This seems to rule out any option of ducting and means I'm stuck with recirculation.
Are there any decent options out there?
I'll have to look at downdraught options. The current gas hob is above a set of drawers so i'll have to see what depth is required from them.
If I vent from the floor, it'll have to run about 5m before it gets outside. Is that going to be short enough to make any difference? If I could have got it upstairs to the loft from a ceiling extractor, i'd would have gone for that. I've already got an inline fan ducting from the bathroom through there which works well.
If I vent from the floor, it'll have to run about 5m before it gets outside. Is that going to be short enough to make any difference? If I could have got it upstairs to the loft from a ceiling extractor, i'd would have gone for that. I've already got an inline fan ducting from the bathroom through there which works well.
Still no further forward with this however I'm still without a kitchen so haven't got to that point yet!
Definitely useless ducting, it's nearly 7m to the nearest outside wall and requires a bend in the duct.
I'm stuck with recirculation. Anyone bought one of the recirculating only ceiling extractors from the likes of Luxair or similar? I'm going to need 1000 cu m3 due to room size.
Definitely useless ducting, it's nearly 7m to the nearest outside wall and requires a bend in the duct.
I'm stuck with recirculation. Anyone bought one of the recirculating only ceiling extractors from the likes of Luxair or similar? I'm going to need 1000 cu m3 due to room size.
singlecoil said:
In that case you will be looking for an extractor with a large inlet surface area with stainless steel mesh grease traps, and a similarly large carbon filter. In the installation you will need to provide an equally large, unrestricted outlet area.
Can you recommend any? I'm having trouble trying to find something that will provide decent levels of recirculation. The kitchen is fairly open at 7x6m so i'm having to look at high extraction (recirculation in effect) rates. I had thought £500 should cover it but Luxair seem to be the only ones offering nearly 1000m3 power and i'm looking at over £1100 for one! As most extractors seem to recommend a fairly low hob to extractor height, how well do ceiling extractors work when theyre probably over 1.50m above the cooking area?
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