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Carbon filter for kitchen hood fan (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My kitchen stove hood fan needs a new carbon filter as the current one lookes pretty caked with grease from the previous owners of the place. It turns out the manufacturers filters cost €150 which I find a bit excessive. Filters seem to be the printer ink of the kitchen.

So I'm thinking either if it is possible to clean out the current one, or reuse the casing and refill it with some bulk carbon filter material, if there is such to be found.

I have no idea, I've never done anything of this sort before.

Experiences, ideas, suggestions much appreciated.

Edit: There is a metal mesh under that is washable, but also an internal filter, as the hood is recirculating the air back into the kitchen. My apartment building does not allow kitchen fan exhaust into the ventilation system.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you find charcoal "pellets" in bulk, you can try and refill the casing.

I once tried carcoal for aquarium water filters, but it was too fine for the casings. The result was a black dusty mess.

But you can usually find no-name filters if you search for the fan model number and manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@ebikefolder I found activated coal pellets for air purification use on amazon.