General Installation and
Safety Guidelines for Ducting and Filters

A We at Luxair recommend that all chimney and island hoods be ducted to the outside wall.

Air is drawn into the hood, fats are trapped by the Grease filters. Odours, fumes and condensation are then expelled to the outside.

Some models are designed exclusively for Ducting Out.On certain other models you can choose to install the hood as a ducted or recycling model - we would only recommend that a hood is used in recycling mode if it is impossible to duct out.

When using a hood as a recycling model, air is drawn into the hood, fats are trapped by the grease filters, the air then passes through charcoal filters to remove cooking odours, the purified air is then passed back into the kitchen.

It is realistic to assume that using a hood on recycle mode will circulate at least 30% less air than by ducting out - this is because the charcoal filters will restrict the flow of air. Charcoal filters are an optional extra and will require replacing approximately every three months.

IMPORTANT: The following is a requirement of UK legislation and is based in the interests of your safety:

If the room where a ducted cooker hood is to be installed also contains a fossil fuel burning appliance such as a boiler, then its flue must be of the room sealed or balanced flue type.

A ducted hood is not suitable for use in a room where any open flue is in use. This includes boilers, coal fires, wood burning stoves, gas fires etc.

If, therefore, you have an open flue fossil fuel burning appliance in your kitchen, you are automatically compelled to select a hood that is capable of working on recycling modes.