What are some tips for cleaning your range hood?

A lot of oil smoke is produced during cooking. These oil smoke are not as good as people imagine, because the oil smoke contains a lot of harmful substances. Cooking in an environment filled with oil smoke for a long time will pose a great threat to health. Therefore, how to clean the range hood to reduce the amount of oil smoke is an issue that people are more concerned about. Let’s take a look at the tips for cleaning the range hood. I hope everyone can understand.

How to clean the range hood 1. How to clean the range hood

Use a scouring pad to apply the aqueous solution to the surface of objects (first clean the surfaces of kitchen utensils, cabinets, wall tiles, etc. with less oil stains; finally clean the surfaces near the stove and range hood).

How to clean the range hood 2. Cleaning the fan blades of the range hood

Spray the special cleaning agent on the fan blades and let it sit for 3 minutes; boil a pot of water and aim the steam at the range hood, then turn on the range hood and use the centrifugal force to allow the oil remaining on the fan blades to flow into the oil collecting cup; turn off the switch and wipe with a clean rag, the fan blades will be clean immediately.

How to clean the range hood 3. Cleaning the range hood filter

Remove the fan blades, soak them in warm water with special detergent, and let them stand for about 10 minutes; wipe them with a rag to gently remove the oil stains; if there is still stubborn tar adhering, use a toothbrush dipped in a little strong oil detergent and gently scrub them, and then rinse them with clean water.

How to clean the range hood 4. Cleaning the oil storage box of the range hood

If you find that the oil collecting cup is 60% full, you should start to clean it; pour out the accumulated waste oil; soak the oil collecting cup in warm water and detergent for 3 minutes, then wipe it clean easily with a rag; put a new, smaller disposable oil box (available in supermarkets) in the oil storage box, and discard the disposable oil box the next time you clean it, which will make cleaning more convenient.

How to clean the range hood 5. Wipe off the rest with a scouring pad with water solution.

There are small gaps under the stove ignition switch and between the range hood switch buttons, where your fingers cannot reach, so you can use a bamboo piece with a scouring pad to wipe them.