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Do You Know How to Use Your Range Hood?

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So you’ve installed a brand new range hood. Now, do you know how and when to use it?  

Most likely, your answer would be when you’re cooking to eliminate excess heat, grease, smoke and food odors. Well, that is certainly true and a good start, but your range hood can do a lot more. It can also get rid of steam, moisture, pollen, chemicals, mold, mildew and even animal dander. Cooking on a gas stove releases carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. These chemicals can be particularly damaging to your respiratory system. 

If you use your range hood often, your kitchen will be cleaner, smell better and be a much healthier place for you and your family. Here are some tips on how and when to use it: 

  • You can change the setting from high to low to meet your air circulation needs. For instance, for regular cooking low may be just fine, while burning something on the stove will require a high setting.

  • Use your range hood to re-circulate the air in your kitchen and keep moisture from building up while boiling food. This moisture can easily move to other areas of your home and create a health hazard. Excess moisture helps mold, mildew and dust mites to thrive in your home.

  • Use your range hood when frying food with oil, as particles go into the air that can hurt your lungs when inhaled. As well, burned food releases carcinogens. It is vital that this air is drawn out of your kitchen and replaced with healthy fresh air.

  • Use your range hood to clear the air when cooking with other appliances, such as microwaves, slow cookers, toasters and convection ovens.

  • While baking or cooking, you may need to switch on your range hood to eliminate smoke, which contains harmful carbon particles, as well as sulfuric acid. These can irritate your lungs and are harmful to plants as well.

  • If the smoke alarm sounds, turn on your range hood.

  • Use your range hood to get rid of all kinds of pollutants inside your home. As you know, air in homes is often much more polluted than the air outside. Note that the filters do not catch germs or dust mites that can cause allergies.

  • Use your range hood to eliminate chemicals in the air after cleaning in the kitchen and even other areas of the house.

You can test the efficiency of your range hood by holding a piece of paper up to the vent filter. If it sticks, the system is working nicely. If not, it may have too much build-up of grease and other by-products of cooking, and needs to be cleaned. In case of a fire on your stove or in the oven, turn the range hood off immediately, so any flames will not be sucked up into the vent.
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If you need a professional to service your range hood or venting system and live in the Los Angeles County area, you will want to go to www.chiefappliance.com.  New range hoods are also available.

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