How to clean grease from a kitchen hood

Almost every kitchen has such a convenient appliance as an exhaust system, which tends to get dirty and accumulate drops of grease on the walls and grates. This irritates all housewives, since such contaminants, especially old ones, are very difficult to remove.

What to do before washing the hood

It is impossible to wash equipment efficiently, without certain knowledge and skills, at home. The most an inexperienced housewife can think of is to wipe the walls and grill with a rag, but such a procedure will not remove grease. First, you need to understand how the structure is disassembled, because once assembled there is no way to properly clean it.
Actions before washing the hood:

1. Before disassembling the device, be sure to disconnect it from the power supply system to avoid electric shock.
2. The equipment itself should have a sticker with detailed instructions, which includes a diagram for disassembling the structure. Usually there are latches on the sides; you need to snap them off and remove the top cover.
3. When cleaning equipment from grease, you should know that the hollow pipe that connects the hood with ventilation also needs to be washed, because greasy deposits accumulate in large quantities there too. Some craftsmen somehow got into the habit of changing the corrugation once every month or two, thereby freeing themselves from tedious washing. But not every technique will work with such a trick, since you need to be able to do everything correctly, otherwise you can break some part and add to your problems.
4. Then you should remove the air filter. This is not difficult at all, you also need to wash it.
5. The hood body itself is not removable; just wipe it with a sponge and move on to washing the remaining parts.

IMPORTANT! Carefully read the instructions for your hood, as some models have turboair parts, that is, they cannot be washed, they must be replaced.

How to clean the hood body

In addition to cleaning the internal parts, you need to thoroughly wash the outer body of the equipment. The non-built-in design especially needs to be washed, since the main part of such a hood is not hidden in the kitchen unit, but is located directly above the gas stove and collects all the soot and grease.
All this sticky substance settles on the walls of the case and, although it is not difficult to wash it, it is quite inconvenient, since you will have to wash it while standing on a chair and reaching up. Detailed instructions for washing the case:

1. Moisten the surface with warm water.
2. Apply a tablespoon of dishwashing gel to a hard sponge and apply to the body of the structure, making sure that the liquid does not drip onto the stove and floor.
3. Rub the surface with a hard and dense sponge or brush and leave for 20–30 minutes.
4. For persistent contamination, lemon juice, a product with abrasive particles, such as soda, or a strongly foaming product for washing kitchen utensils and equipment will help.
5. After cleaning with a chemical composition, rinse everything thoroughly with water and dry with a cloth.
6. Wipe the washed surface with a soft, dry cloth to remove all stains and give the hood a shine.

IMPORTANT! Very old greasy crusts on the body can be removed using a plastic scraper; a metal one cannot be used - it will damage and scratch the protective coating of the hood duct.

How to clean the grille from the hood

The grille is one of the components of the design; thanks to its mesh structure, it does an excellent job of cleaning the air in the room from grease particles and protects the internal parts and mechanism of the unit from oil deposits. Taking all the dirt on itself, it becomes yellow, sticky and smoky in appearance - it is difficult to wash this structural element. With some effort, the filter can be washed with a chemical or mechanical cleaning. In addition to expensive compounds, you can use laundry soap; it will perfectly corrode grease deposits if you soak the grate in a soapy solution and then scrub off the remaining dirt with a brush.

IMPORTANT! To clean the filter with a soap solution, you need to choose 72% soap - it is easily rubbed on a coarse grater. After an hour of soaking in this water, all the dirt will come off without difficulty, and the filter will shine again.

Treatment with soda solution

Almost all manufacturers of exhaust hood equipment advise washing both the front panels and the internal parts and filter only with a mild soap solution or water diluted with dishwashing gel.However, this method does not work in all cases; it can be improved by adding baking soda to the composition.
Master Class:

1. Pour hot water into a bucket, either from a kettle or from a tap.
2. Pour a quarter cup of baking soda and a spoonful of dish soap into a bucket of water.
3. Stir the mixture thoroughly with a handy tool, but not with your hand, until a rich foam forms.
4. Place the cleaning filter in a container and leave to soak for 15 minutes.
5. Rub the product with a hard sponge or brush and rinse in the bathroom under the shower.
6. Wipe dry with a cloth and put back in the hood.

The outer surface of the hood can also be soaked with this composition and left for a few minutes, then rubbed with a brush and rinsed with warm water.

IMPORTANT! This method helps to clean the hood parts almost always, but in particularly advanced cases, you need to boil the filter in a soap-soda mixture for about 7-10 minutes, then the effect will be much better.

Using ammonia

If the soda method did not help, and contaminants remain on the filter and other parts of the kitchen appliance, then you can try to clean them with ammonia. To make the composition, mix half a tablespoon of alcohol in 4 liters of hot water. When working with the composition, you must wear a mask on your face, as the smell will be sharp and pungent, and you can also burn your mucous membranes or open a window or window. You will have to soak the grate for about 2 hours, then clean it with a sponge and rinse it in the shower. Leave to dry or wipe away moisture with a rag or paper towel.

How to clean grease from a hood with soapy water

To make the solution, you need to dissolve half a bar of 72% laundry soap in 3 liters of hot water.Small parts of the hood should be boiled in a soap mixture, and the grate should be soaked and mechanically treated with a scraper. The soap solution slowly breaks down grease and oil, and any remaining dirt after soaking can be removed with a plastic scraper or stiff brush.

Treatment with acetic or citric acid

To treat parts of the unit, you need to take 9% table vinegar and rub all the parts with it. The grate can be soaked in the vinegar solution for 15 minutes.

IMPORTANT! When cleaning in this way, be sure to wear gloves and with the window open.

To peel with lemon, you need to remove the peel from the lemon and cut it into two parts. Wipe all the extraction mechanisms and the outer box with the pulp, let the juice absorb for 10–15 minutes. Afterwards, simply rinse with water and wipe with a napkin.

IMPORTANT! If the grate is heavily contaminated with sticky residue, then you need to soak it in a solution of citric acid overnight.

How to Clean a Hood Grille Using Drain Cleaner

This method is used when it is necessary to remove very old contaminants that have accumulated over the years. You can soak the grate and other small parts of the hood in the liquid solution for 25 minutes and rinse under hot water. If it is a powder, then you need to dilute it in water and then carry out the procedure for processing the gadget.

How to clean grease from a kitchen hood filter

To clean this part of the hood, you can use a variety of products. Compositions based on charcoal are effective. They contain many alkaline components that quickly deal with fat and oil. The method for cleaning an element depends entirely on the degree of contamination:

1. Easy degree. These are small droplets of fat that are quite light in color; they have not yet hardened and are easy to remove.In this case, the grate is soaked for 3-3 hours in a soap or soda solution. Then clean off any remaining dirt with a brush. Wash the filter under hot water using detergent, gradually lowering the temperature. The main thing is that there are no detergents or chemicals left on the filter, otherwise the mechanism may fail.
2. Hard to erase. A situation in which dark brown and red fat is on the hood parts. The most effective way is digestion. Place all the parts in a container with water, add pieces of grated laundry soap and 3 tablespoons of baking soda and boil for 30 minutes.

A well-cleaned hood will please the eyes of the owners and work more productively. Major cleaning is usually done every six months.