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Hi all,
My wife is dead set on us having a range cooker in the chimney, which has now been opened. The plan was to use a recirculating extractor because the distance to outside is too great.
I need to protect the hood from falling debris but I know that it's a bad idea to seal off a chimney breast due to condensation gathering.
I also need to find something to 'do' with the recirculated air. Here are my options, as I see them:
1. Seal off the chimney a foot or so above the fan using ply or something and feed the recirculated air through that protective layer (with some kind of mesh on the end to prevent crap from falling in). The recirculated air being pushed up the chimney would provide enough circulation to mitigate any damp issues (killing two birds with one stone). I like this idea, but I'm worried that over time, cooking grease etc may still build up, even after filtration?
2. Feed the air back into the room with a vent on the side of the chimney further up. I could make add an additional vent next to it, to promote air circulation.
I'm really struggling to find any advice that pertains to this particular scenario. Any advice would be appreciated.
My wife is dead set on us having a range cooker in the chimney, which has now been opened. The plan was to use a recirculating extractor because the distance to outside is too great.
I need to protect the hood from falling debris but I know that it's a bad idea to seal off a chimney breast due to condensation gathering.
I also need to find something to 'do' with the recirculated air. Here are my options, as I see them:
1. Seal off the chimney a foot or so above the fan using ply or something and feed the recirculated air through that protective layer (with some kind of mesh on the end to prevent crap from falling in). The recirculated air being pushed up the chimney would provide enough circulation to mitigate any damp issues (killing two birds with one stone). I like this idea, but I'm worried that over time, cooking grease etc may still build up, even after filtration?
2. Feed the air back into the room with a vent on the side of the chimney further up. I could make add an additional vent next to it, to promote air circulation.
I'm really struggling to find any advice that pertains to this particular scenario. Any advice would be appreciated.