subject: How To Clean And Maintain A Kitchen Exhaust Fan [print this page] Kitchen exhaust fans do a great job to remove the steam and smells from the kitchen when cooking. Like everything else, kitchen exhaust fans need to be cleaned and maintained. Grease builds up and there will be a need to remove them. If not, it is possible that it could contribute to the grease fire in the kitchen.
Tools and materials
* Latex gloves
* Ammonia
* Cleaning brush
Paper towels *
* Boiling water
* Baking soda
* Sodium Phosphate cleaner
* Mask
* Bucket
Step One - Remove Filter
Start by unplugging the fan on or off the appropriate circuit breaker box. You need to open the windows of the kitchen to give a good circulation of air. Development of filters removed the network, including in the tub and poured boiling water on her. This will loosen the grease.
Step Two - clean the filter
To help remove as much grease as possible, and remove the filter network of frameworks and soaked in a mixture of one gallon of water to half a cup of ammonia for an hour. After this time, remove the filter from the liquid, put on rubber gloves and a mask and rub hard to complete the cleanup. Fall frameworks and rub them clean before leaving them to dry.
The third step - Cleaning the fan
It's not just the filter that accumulates fat, as the fan blades do as well. To get started, and the use of sodium phosphate cleaner (wear your mask when you use this). If you do not want to use such chemicals severe, mixing warm water, 1 , 2 teaspoon baking soda and a quarter cup of ammonia.
Work from the back, rubbing fan housing and fan blades. You will need to keep the dry areas you have completed with paper towels. Be willing to provide a little food during this process.
If the kitchen exhaust fan was not cleaned in a while, you will need to repeat this process several times to get rid of all grease. Continue until the fan housings completely clean, otherwise the grease and dirt, and simply build again very quickly. Is expected to be long and arduous task since access to all areas need to clean and can be critical. Maintaining the cleanliness of the replacement, you have consistently said they were strong and fresh. When you are finished, and allow the area to dry.
Replacement filters network in their frames and put them back to the kitchen exhaust fan. Convert boycotted again.
Step Four - Maintain
Must be given to cleaning the kitchen exhaust fan full year. However, to keep it working well, you will need to be maintained regularly. This does not need to be a major cleaning project, but you need to clean the filters at least once every three months.
Take them out and soak them for an hour in the water and ammonia solution before washing to remove all grease that have accumulated. Allow to dry, and re-assembly and re-filter in the kitchen exhaust fan. This will ensure the fan operates at maximum efficiency and keep your kitchen smell great.
