A range hood has become an important part of the kitchens as it helps keep the kitchen cleared from the smoke and heat that develops during cooking. However, with the constant clearing of smoke, the hood’s filter becomes clogged and stops working. For this reason, we are talking about Zephyr range hood filter cleaning in this article!
Cleaning The Zephyr Range Hood Filter
In the majority of cases, people overlook cleaning the filter, which can result in functionality issues. On average, a stovetop produces over a gallon of cooking grease within a year when it comes down to households of four people. If there is no ventilation, the grease will end up on walls, windows, cabinetry, and upholstery. This is the prime reason a range hood needs to have a clean filter to make sure it extracts smoke, grease, food particulates, and steam from the air.
When it comes down to the Zephyr range hoods, there is a cleaning reminder that alerts the users to wash and clean the hood after every thirty hours. However, if you cook with high heat and oil, the hood has to be cleaned more frequently to prevent the chances of grease buildup. To help you clean the hood, we are sharing the essentials steps that you need to follow;
- To begin with, spray the hood with the help of stainless steel cleaner and make sure it’s non-abrasive
- Rub the hood with a microfiber cloth and make sure you rub the cloth in the stainless steel grain’s direction
- If there is grease buildup on the hood, you need to opt for liquid degreasing detergent
Once you are done cleaning the range hood, you also need to clean the filters of your Zephyr range hood by following the below-mentioned instructions;
- First of all, you need to determine which filter you are using in the range hood because every model has different types of filters. Once you are sure about the model, purchase a new filter from the Zephyr store and install a new one
- Secondly, you can wash the filter. For washing the filter, you need to use non-phosphate and degreasing detergent with warm water to make sure the grease is fully cleared
- Thirdly, you can choose to soak the filter in the warm water and detergent mixture to loosen up the dirt, debris, and grease to ease the cleaning experience
- Before you install the washed filter into the hood, you need to let it air dry
- Try to clean the filter after every month because if you don’t wash the filters regularly, there will be a need for filter replacement
Self-Cleaning Hoods
There are some range hoods that are known for their self-cleaning features. For instance, the Zephyr Cyclone, Zephyr Hurricane, and Zephyr Typhoon don’t use any filter and are integrated with a self-cleaning function. In those hoods, there are specialized filter systems that help liquidity the cooking debris and residues within the internal housing, which is automatically cleared with the help of residue cups. However, you will need to switch on the self-cleaning feature on your own!