Optimum air flow
with hob extractors
Cooking vapours and indoor climate
Intelligent removal of cooking vapours is crucial for a healthy and agreeable indoor climate. And protects the kitchen and home!
When cooking and frying, unpleasant odours, pollutants and moist, greasy vapours are also often produced. These fumes are unhealthy, reduce home comfort and shorten the life of kitchen furniture. They therefore need to be removed from the living area or neutralised as far as possible. You’ll find all the information you need and valuable decision-making aids for choosing the right ventilation technology in this magazine article.
Guided recirculating air
Control cooking vapours reliably and conveniently
If an exhaust air solution is not possible, the vapours removed by the hob extractor need to be guided through the furniture body in a controlled manner so as to remove the moisture. Grease and activated charcoal filters which trap greasy residues and odours need regular maintenance. The innovative duct system COMPAIR PRIME flow® guides the air flow efficiently through the kitchen furniture and channels the vapours unhindered to the outlet. From here, moisture and residual odours can be released to the outside through the room ventilation or an open window.
Cooking vapours are guided through the air duct system to the base ventilation grid in a controlled manner.
Optimum flow
The aluminium base ventilation grid with aerodynamically optimised slat profiles enables even distribution and guided extraction of cooking vapours through the kitchen base.
Perfect option
Thanks to the hydrophobic activated carbon filter with its cost-saving omega shape and maximum filter surface, COMPAIR® GREENflow, efficiently removes odours and draws moisture out of the furniture body..
Guided exhaust air
Perfect removal of cooking vapours from the home
Exhaust air ducting is the most powerful, reliable, silent and convenient option. Grease, odours and, above all, moisture are almost completely dissipated into the open air. As no high-maintenance filter is required, the cooker hood extracts quietly and effectively even on a low setting. Inefficient run-on times to dry the filter are not necessary. The duct system COMPAIR PRIME flow® can be flexibly adapted to any kitchen situation. The wall conduct with THERMOBOX and designer louvre made of weather-resistant stainless steel keeps cold air out and saves heating energy.
Exhaust air is the only variant that extracts moisture to the outside and thus effectively protects against mould.
COMPAIR PRIME flow®
Air routing for exhaust and recirculating air. Round or flat duct, aerodynamically optimised. With the N-click system, installation is flexible, secure and airtight without gluing.
THERMOBOX & CO.
Elegant wall conducts with innovative energy-efficient heat retention system for all buildings - including efficiency houses.
Hob extractors: Warning: risk!
Extractors which are integrated into the hob are inspiring an increasing number of cooking enthusiasts. Headroom and extensive design options are just two of the advantages. But beware: Variants with unguided recirculating air can damage health, kitchen furniture and the structure of the building! Because moisture and grease are an ideal breeding ground for mould.
damage
for every situation
efficiency requirements
Unguided recirculating air:
The vapour extracted during cooking is dispersed in the base cabinet. Grease accumulates, moisture can damage the furniture body and cause mould to form.
Guided recirculating air:
The (filtered) cooking vapours are channelled through the furniture body in a controlled and unhindered manner and discharged into the open room.
Reality check: Case studies
If the moist, greasy cooking vapours are channelled into the kitchen cupboard in an uncontrolled manner, this can have serious consequences for health and the condition of the kitchen and other living areas. The publicly appointed and sworn expert Sascha Wollschläger gives an insight into his everyday work as a surveyor.
The permanent build-up of moisture and grease provides the ideal breeding ground for mould growth in the furniture body and on the kitchen walls - and not only in poorly insulated old buildings The German Allergy and Asthma Association (Deutscher Allergie- und Asthmabund) issues urgent warnings about allergic reactions such as sneezing fits, rhinitis, coughing, tiredness, joint pain and headaches, gastrointestinal problems and allergic asthma. “A controlled recirculating or exhaust air solution protects the health of your family”, says Sascha Wollschläger. The assessment of expensive damage to furniture, floor coverings and walls is part of his daily work.
Case example 1:
Build-up of damp
Situation: cooking island with integrated hob extractor and unguided recirculating air. Base panel with 1 cm all-round air gap and ventilation grid.
Problem: vapours accumulate in the base area. This results in a damp microclimate due to condensation, the cabinet and the floor are completely saturated and there are greasy water droplets on the surfaces.
Possible consequences: breeding ground for mould, damage to furniture and building substance, health hazard, risk of short circuit.
Case example 2:
Grease deposits
Situation: hob extractor with unguided recirculating air and irregularly maintained charcoal filter.
Problem: the grease present in the vapours accumulates on the underside of the base panel. Soiling and discolouration of the floor covering that is very hard to clean.
Possible consequences: breeding ground for mould, lasting damage to the building substance.
Case example 3:
Mould
Situation: unguided recirculating air, kitchen units on the wall.
Problem: extensive mould growth caused by constant moisture in the concealed area of the base and behind the floor units.
Possible consequences: significant health risks, therefore dismantling of the kitchen cupboards and large-scale decontamination by a specialist company, including removal of plaster and re-plastering.
Hob extractors
Reality Check: The Video!
Publicly appointed and sworn expert Sascha Wollschläger provides insights into his daily work as a surveyor and impressively presents specific consequences of unregulated recirculation in downdraft ventilation systems in the video.
Hob extractors
Reality Check: The Video!
Publicly appointed and sworn expert Sascha Wollschläger provides insights into his daily work as a surveyor and impressively presents specific consequences of unregulated recirculation in downdraft ventilation systems in the video.
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Optimum air flow
Hob ventilators are popular, but unguided recirculated air can poorly remove odours and pollutants, which can damage the kitchen. Naber offers solutions for the controlled removal of cooking vapours as exhaust air. You can find all the information you need in this brochure.
COMPAIR PRIME flow®
The innovative duct system for exhaust and recirculating air is a quantum leap: highly efficient, flexible and easy to install with a simple click, and securely airtight even without adhesive tape.
COMPAIR® GREENflow & Control
The effective filter for guided recirculating air, also for retrofitting. High cleaning performance thanks to the cost-saving Omega activated charcoal filter with control unit for the filter capacity, including replacement indicator, depending on cooking habits.
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