Types Of Chimney
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In the present times, a typical
Indian kitchen requires a fitted chimney inside. It is no longer wise to depend
on an exhaust fan resting in one corner of the kitchen room. No matter what
your daily cooking engagement is, it is imperative to have a chimney inside,
for health and cleanliness together. Depending upon your purpose in the
kitchen, you can obviously opt from different types of chimneys available in
the market today.
There are plenty of reasons to say
‘yes’ to a chimney. You can no longer excuse yourself on the pretext of having
a small kitchen, no heavy cooking, or my kitchen is clean, why do I need a
chimney? By now you know the multiple benefits of chimneys such as collecting oil
fumes, smoke or pollution, and leaving no cooking or burning residue inside the
kitchen. The advanced exhaust system of the chimney will not allow any harmful
chemicals or the slow poison of fumes affect your lungs or eyes, and keep you
healthy while you continue enjoy eating sumptuous food.
If your concern is still about the
fitting space or how it actually functions, we are going to discuss the three
chimney types in detail here. You can go through the details and decide the
best buy for your kitchen.
Basically chimneys are classified
into 3 types. They are as follows –
·
Wall Mounted Chimney
·
Island Chimney
·
Built-in Chimney
WALL MOUNTED CHIMNEY –
This type of chimney fitting is
most commonly found inside a typical Indian home today. Talking about its
shape, it is straight line chimney, ductless, and very affordable too. The
shape of the chimney is flat at the top and a PVC pipe outlet is attached to
the chimney for releasing the smoke from the kitchen. It is available in
stainless-steel and usually, this chimney is fitted on top of the cooking gas.
It perfectly fits into your kitchen and is easy to clean and maintain too. A
professional service provider will do the maintenance by cleaning the filter
regularly.
As is evident, a wall mounted
chimney has many advantages:
1.
It fits
easily into any kitchen type as it requires no extra horizontal space. It is
attached to the ceiling above the gas stove so there is optimal utilization of
space inside the kitchen.
2.
It is
attached to the wall and is a permanent fix till the time you want to use it.
You don’t have to detach the complete hardware to maintain the chimney. It is
only the filter part which is pulled out to clean the chimney. This is very
handy and hassle-free.
3.
There is no
need to use ducting pipes for the exhaust system to work. There is only PVC
pipe fitted along which throws the smoke out. It is nicely fitted on your
kitchen wall so that it is out of reach of children, and cannot be fiddled with
in general.
4.
As we said
earlier, it is installed above the gas stove close to the wall. It will not
look off at all and our suggestion is, you can even highlight this small area
by using kitchen tiles or designs on the wall. It looks very nice inside a modular
kitchen space too.
4.
Wall-mounted chimneysare highly efficient as the hood have high extraction
rate. You can be sure of your investment in a safe and reliable kitchen
appliance.
There are a variety of wall
mounted chimneys under different prices and features, available in the market
today. You can choose from the design, size, and buy the best fit for your
kitchen. Mechanically too, there are different versions of wall mounted chimney
with added benefits of energy saving LED lighting system and extra grease
capturing filtering system. It works very efficiently.
Island Chimney –
If you are still finicky about
your modular kitchen style and the chimney appearance, you can choose to invest
in an Island chimney hood. It is best suited for the modular kitchen space as
it heightens thebeautiful décor of the kitchen.The
material used to design this chimney is PDCA (Pressure Diet Cast Aluminium)
which is highly durable and works tirelessly to resist dirt and grease deposits
inside the machine.
You can opt for an island chimney
inside the kitchen for the following reasons:
1.
It is no
exaggeration to call it a designer chimney which is high on performance and
versatility both. An Island Chimney installation in different shapes and sizes
fits in a retro or contemporary style kitchen. It is also available in a cylindrical
pattern to add grace to your kitchen.
2.
This type of
chimney uses the ducting pipes for emitting every bit of smoke inside the
kitchen.
3.
The different
shapes and sizes are a perfect fit for modular kitchens where stove and hob are
placed in the centre.
4.
The base
price of this type of chimney is slightly more than the mounted chimney but is
technically more advanced too.
Built –in Chimneys –
If minimalist hardware if your
top priority, there is an option for you in built-in chimneys. It has been
designed in way to have minimal hood visibility. It is fitted in a manner to
look practically invisible after the installation. The chimney is attached
beneath the wall area of the kitchen. Only after you start using it you will
realise there is a new appliance in your kitchen. As good as its design, the
in-build chimney is a powerful engineering piece, in which the pull-out canopy
extracts the kitchen vapours flawlessly. It is a slim appliance which leaves
more space in the wall. You can ever fit in a spice rack here.
These are the key features of an
in-built chimney:
1.
It is fitted
below the wall unit and even though the hood is not visible, the extra parts of
the chimneys or the switches are visible to you.
2.
During the
installation time, you will be required to do some additional wooden work inside
the kitchen.
3.
It is an
expensive buy. But it looks good and is designed to be placed in a modern
kitchen only.
4.
It is a very
technically advanced machine which uses EDS technology and a 360 degree
powerful Tornadic suction system. It has good quality sound filtering pads too.
In other words, you have a dreaded, noiseless, and no-nonsense machine in your
area.
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