我需要抽油烟机吗？先问问自己这些问题
If you're thinking about remodeling your kitchen or making some upgrades, you may be wondering whether you need a range hood. The answer is yes, a range hood is generally recommended for a kitchen because it provides several benefits, like improving your cooking experience, protecting your health, and keeping your home safe.
A range hood is a device installed above your cooktop or range that removes smoke, fumes, and pollutants from the air. This creates a cooler, healthier, and safer cooking environment with less mess and fire risk from grease and less mold risk from excess moisture.
You may have heard that range hoods have these and other benefits, or that in some cases they're even required by building codes. But still, do you really need one?
Certainly, your kitchen is better off with a range hood than without one, but there are also questions to ask yourself before you decide to buy one. In this article, we'll help you decide if a range hood is necessary for your kitchen and if so, how to select one.
When you're ready to shop, check out FOTILE's range hood collection and explore which model may be the best fit for your cooking needs and kitchen aesthetics.
抽油烟机有哪些优点？
如果您不愿意在厨房里安装抽油烟机，首先要知道抽油烟机有多种好处，可以提高您的健康、安全和烹饪体验。
- 抽油烟机可以过滤家中的烟雾、油烟和其他污染空气，从而改善空气质量。
- Range hoods keep grease from building up on kitchen surfaces like walls, cabinets, and floors, which can reduce the risk of fire and help keep your family and home safe and kitchen clean.
- 抽油烟机有助于减少厨房墙壁或其他表面滋生霉菌的湿度。
- 抽油烟机能创造更凉爽、更舒适的烹饪环境，气味更少，照明更好，热量和蒸汽更少。
- Range hoods can increase your home’s value because they are a desirable feature for modern homebuyers.
Ultimately, the right range hood can add style, safety, and functionality to your kitchen and let you enjoy all of these benefits.
When is a Range Hood Required by Building Codes?
各州的建筑规范各不相同，但有些地方当局要求厨房必须安装抽油烟机。您所需要的抽油烟机类型可能取决于您必须遵守的安全规范，包括通风管道的材料、抽油烟机相对于烹饪表面的尺寸以及如何将空气排到室外。
要了解哪些建筑规范可能会影响您对抽油烟机的需求，请联系您的房东或当地议会。
使用抽油烟机做饭更安全吗？
There are several reasons why it's safer to cook with a range hood in your kitchen, including air quality, fire risk, and mold risk.
- Range hoods improve air quality, which can benefit your health by removing harmful pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide that can be generated by gas stoves. Improved air quality can reduce the risk of respiratory problems and other health risks such as dizziness, nausea, and skin and eye irritation.
- 抽油烟机可以清除空气中的可燃物，如油脂和烟雾，从而降低厨房火灾的风险。
- 抽油烟机可以减少空气中的湿气，从而防止厨房中有害霉菌的滋生。
The safety benefits of range hoods are a main reason they're required by some building codes.
如果没有抽油烟机该怎么办？
有时，公寓楼和其他出租物业的厨房可能不包括抽油烟机，尤其是在楼龄较长的情况下。如果没有抽油烟机，您也可以采取一些预防措施来保证烹饪时的安全和厨房的清洁，包括使用窗扇、购买室内空气净化器以及使用油脂飞溅防护装置来保护橱柜免受污垢的侵袭。
如果您无法为抽油烟机安装管道系统，可以考虑安装无管道再循环抽油烟机。再循环抽油烟机的价格相对较低，通常也不需要专业人员安装。
如果我不经常做饭，还需要安装抽油烟机吗？
People who cook frequently at home will find a range hood beneficial for keeping their kitchen cleaner and healthier because it reduces grease and filters out airborne pollutants that can lead to respiratory and other health problems. However, even if you only occasionally cook at home, a range hood can still be useful for keeping your kitchen comfortable and well-lit when you do fire up the stove.
The type of cooking you do also matters. You may not cook often, but if when you do, you cook with a lot of high-heat or oily ingredients, a range hood can help keep your kitchen cooler and cut down on the grease mess.
更不用说，抽油烟机还有不锈钢等吸引人的设计，可以增强厨房的现代美感，提高房产的转售价值。
如何选择抽油烟机：一步一步来
There are many things to look for when buying a range hood. We’ve outlined a few of the most imporant steps below.
1. Decide Which Type of Range Hood Do You Need
您需要的抽油烟机类型取决于炉灶的大小和厨房的设置。您可以选择管道式或无管道（再循环）式，也可以选择柜下式、壁挂式或岛式抽油烟机。
There are two main kinds of range hoods, including ducted and ductless models. Ducted range hoods use suction to expel steam, smoke, and airborne pollutants from your kitchen to the outside of the house using a ventilation system. Ductless hoods rely on activated charcoal filters to purify the air and recirculate it back into the kitchen.
风道式抽油烟机更适合高热烹饪和频繁使用的厨房。由于不使用可更换的过滤器，它们能更有效地去除污染物，并且更易于长期维护。要安装管道式抽油烟机，您需要一个较大的厨房，并有一面朝外的墙，以保证适当的通风。
无管道抽油烟机更适合不需要大规模翻新的较小空间，如老房子或出租物业。它们的前期成本效益更高，但需要更多的定期维护，清除空气中污染物的能力也不强。
Wall-mounted range hoods attach to the wall above a cooktop or range. They are an appropriate choice when there are no cabinets above the cooking surface.
Under-cabinet range hoods are designed to be installed underneath the cabinetry above a stove or cooktop and tend to have a more compact design than wall-mounted models. (Some range hoods are available as wall-mounted and under-cabinet models.)
岛式抽油烟机设计用于悬挂在厨房岛的烹饪面上方。
2. Know What Size of Range Hood You Need
The size and depth of your range hood will vary based on the measurements of your stove or cooktop. A good rule to keep in mind regarding range hood size requirements is that your range hood should be at least as wide as your cooking surface and preferably up to 6 inches wider (3 inches on either side). A range hood should also be deep enough to extend from the back of your range to the middle of the front burners.
3. Determine How Many CFM Your Range Hood Should Have
您可以根据抽油烟机的功率大小来考虑。抽油烟机的功率是根据风扇在一分钟内可以循环多少空气来衡量的，也就是立方英尺/分钟（CFM）。如果您的炉灶较大，您可能需要更大的抽油烟机。
对于燃气灶，我们建议至少使用 900 CFM，而对于电磁炉和电炉，600 CFM 就足够了。对于烧烤炉，通常建议使用 1,000 或更高的 CFM，因为烧烤炉会产生更多的热量、烟雾和油脂。
4. Learn How to Install the Range Hood
对于管道式抽油烟机，FOTILE 通常建议请专业人员安装。不过，如果您决定自己安装，采取正确的步骤也很重要，包括开足够宽的烟道孔、使用适合吊顶的材料，以及确保抽油烟机的安装位置不会太低。
有关安装 FOTILE 抽油烟机的更多信息，请访问我们的抽油烟机安装 101 页面。
If you still have questions, check out our range hood FAQs article for additional information.
关于FOTILE抽油烟机
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