Should I change the activated carbon of the hood?

Hoods are often equipped with activated carbon filters to help remove odors, food odors in the kitchen space effectively. However, how long does a hood hood need to replace activated carbon? This is a question that users are very interested in. Please take a quick look at the following article to replace activated carbon at the right time to bring the smelling effect to the machine better.

What are activated carbon hoods?

Activated carbon is a form of carbon made from one of the raw materials such as coal, wood, coconut shells, rice husks, bamboo . and is designed in many different forms such as powder, crumb or compressed form.

This activated carbon is activated under high temperature in anaerobic environment to create porous, hollow structure that increases the contact surface area for adsorption or chemical reaction.

How often should you replace activated carbon for the hood?

In the process of use if you turn on the hood in the largest capacity but find that the ability to absorb odors is no longer as good as the smell still remains or only reduce a part, it is necessary to replace activated carbon. Because at this time activated carbon appeared signs of saturation, the circuit structure inside activated carbon filled the odor molecules, activated carbon was no longer able to deodorize effectively. If you try to use it, you only need to use electricity.

The saturation time of activated carbon will depend on the frequency of using each household's hood. On average, saturated activated carbon is used after 6 months, 9 months or 12 months.

However, if after 12 months of use, the hood is still capable of effectively absorbing odors, you should still replace activated carbon to ensure the durability of the hood and use it to save more energy.

What should be considered when replacing activated carbon for the hood?

The activated carbon on the market is sold a lot but does not know which quality is guaranteed. So you should buy at reputable sales addresses. Where to buy a hood, buy activated carbon there.

To find out if activated carbon is of good quality, you can try the following: Get 1 cup of hot water and drop a bit of activated carbon. If there is a lot of air bubbles, this is a good coal and if you don't have any bubbles or bubbles, you should choose another coal.

Steps to replace new activated carbon for hoods:

Step 1: You need to power off the hood, then unplug the hood from the power source.

Step 2: Open the filter net and take the activated carbon filter out.

Step 3: Blister filter for activated carbon is divided into 2 types:

1. With blister filter 2-sided design made of hard plastic you just need to open the latch, separate the 2 sides of the adapter, empty all the old activated carbon. After washing the filter blister, wipe the water dry with a clean towel. When the filter is dry, proceed to pour the new activated carbon, install the 2-sided blister filter and place the activated carbon filter in the correct position of the hood.
2. With filters with 1 plastic surface, 1 face with cloth, you need to use scissors to cut the fabric, pour out all the old activated carbon, wash the cloth layer, dry. When the fabric is completely dry, pour the activated carbon, paste the 2 sides of the plastic and the filter cloth with tape and then install the filter again.

Step 4: Plug the power plug of the hood into the electrical outlet and turn on the engine start, proceed to smoke the smell. If the machine works well, it smells good, you have successfully installed and replaced activated carbon.

Step 5: After 3 months of use, remove the filter blisters and soak them in hot water to dissolve grease and oil, release the odor molecules on the filter blister to provide better smelling effect.

After this article, you know when you need to replace activated carbon for the hood. The steps to carry out activated carbon replacement are extremely simple.

Where to buy a hood with deodorizing feature with activated carbon?

If you need to buy a hood with deodorizing feature with activated carbon, you can refer to the information on Website META.vn. This is the official dealer specializing in selling hoods of reputable brands such as Faber hoods, Sunhouse hoods, Electrolux hoods, Bosch hoods .

Smoke hood sold on META.vn is genuine, quality, smooth running, strong suction capacity, to meet the demand for every kitchen of families.

If you need further advice on how to choose the suction capacity for the hood, please contact: Hanoi: 024.3568.6969 or Ho Chi Minh: 028.3833.3366 for the fastest support.