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Kitchens hood chimney were invented to be connected to a duct pipe to the outside, and this the type of installation we here at Elica recommend. However, in cases where this isn’t possible, there is no problem installing the filter version. Thanks to their extremely efficient filtering level, carbon filter are perfectly capable of eliminating any bad cooking smell. The important thing is to replace them regularly when necessary.

The idea level of airflow depends on the type of room, on the cook top and also on the cooking habits of the people who use the kitchen. Here is the some example; for people used to preparing to a quick meal, or something simple or vegetarian, in a small kitchen, with cooking that product fumes and vapour in small quantities, then the model to choose is one with an air flow up to 500 to 700 me/h. For a family of three/four people who cook a variety of dishes in a medium size of kitchen, the model to choose should have an air extraction capacity equal to 700/900 m3/h. For a large family, for those who lave cooking as an art, or a lot people are gathered in a specious kitchen to test food that takes long time to prepare, the hood capacity should be 900 and above.

Specific standard exist that set the minimum distance from the hood to the cook top. The distance depends on the kind of cook top:65 cm from the electric top 75 cm from the gas top. However, it’s always consulting the instruction manual that comes with the product since the manufacture may; following tests or safety verification, specify different height applications. Not all houses have the same height of ceiling: what Elica solution? All Elica hoods come with telescopic chimneys that are long enough to reach to required height.

Correct and accurate cleaning is very important if you want to keep your hood looking beautiful. You should clean your hood regularly, following a few simple guidelines. Use a soft cloth dampened detergent diluted in lukewarm water. An ordinary washing up liquid is fine. If the hood is made of stainless steel, it should be cleaned according to the line of steel brushing. In addition, when using specific product for steel, make sure it is liquid and not a cream or other type of abrasive substance. Above all, it must not contain chlorine. Always remember to try the hood well after cleaning.

There are three type of metal filters; Paper filters- these aren’t washable, and should be replace every two months; Acrylic filters- these can be washed twice, when necessary, and then should be replaced; aluminium filters- these are washable. The frequency of washing of aluminium filters naturally depends on how often the hood is used. On average, through, it’s a good idea to wash to once in the month. All you need to use is washing up liquid and lukewarm running water. The filter are small enough to be washed in the dishwasher, as long as you are careful than an aggressive detergent isn’t used.

Carbon/ charcoal filter used in filter hoods are not washable and have to be replaced regularly. The frequency of replacement depends on how often you see the hood. On average, it’s good idea to replace every 2-3 months. There are filters which can be “regenerated” several times before they have to be replaced. With a simple washing and drying operation every month, these long life filters can be restored in original condition. Long life filter can thus guarantee effective action for up to 03 years. Most Elica m0dels are equipped to use this innovative filtering system.

A kitchen hood chimney is fitted right above the cooking appliance. When switched “on” it sucks all the smoke, oil. Spices etc generated during cooking. All smokes, oils spices etc gets trapped into filters & odour/smoke is re-circulated into kitchen. In case of ducting mode they are thrown out of room through duct.

A trained skilled service engineer from the authorised service centre should be call to install the chimney.

No, but it is always advisable as the efficiency and suction capacity of the kitchen hood/chimney increase and there is no recurring cost of charcoal/carbon filters.

Typically, the charcoal filters last around 3-4 months; however, it may vary depending upon usage. The cost should be confirmed with the local authorised service centre.

It depends upon the individual model. Most of the model consume approx. 1 unit every 3-4 hrs. Of operation.

These are units of measurement relating to two of a hood's main features. M3/h indicates airflow: that is, the quantity of air a hood can extract in an hour. DB(A) indicates noise level: that is, the level of noise produced by a product during normal operational procedure. Both values are obtained by testing the product on the basis of standards recognised and adopted at an international level.

The ideal type of duct-out pipe is short, smooth, and without curves or change in size. Any sort of irregularity in the pipe can in fact lower the performance of the hood.The performance value expressed by Elica refers to hoods connected to a pipe with the structure:1 metre + 90° curve + 1 metre.

All Elica hoods come with telescopic chimneys that are long enough to reach to required height.

Many models produced by Elica are designed to be installed with external motors operated directly from the hood. Elica's external motor can be installed outside the building itself -at the end of the duct-out pipe- or in other locations, such as an attic: in the latter case, one pipe runs to the motor from the hood and another carries the fumes to the outside. In this way, Elica can offer high performance with a very low operational noise level.

One important function of a hood is to provide a good level of lighting for the cook top.This means that it is fundamental to clearly define the number, position and type of light source used. With this in mind, Elica has a variety of lighting solutions: incandescent, neon, low energy consumption, halogen and fibre optics.

End of Product Life Cycle Management:
Products reach the end of their Product Life Cycle for a number of reasons. These reasons may be due to market demands, technology innovation and development driving changes in the products or the products simply mature over time and are replaced by functionally richer offerings. While this is an established part of the overall Product Life Cycle, Elica PB Whirlpool Kitchen Appliances Private Limited (Formerly known as - Elica PB India Private Limited) recognizes that end-of-life milestones often prompt companies to review the way in which such end-of-sale and end-of-life milestones impact the products in their operating environments. With that in mind, we have set out below end-of-life policy to help customers better manage the end of life for Elica products.

This End of Life Policy (the “Policy”) only applies to End of Life and End of Sale announcements made on or after October 31, 2016 for Elica PB Whirlpool Kitchen Appliances Private Limited (Formerly known as - Elica PB India Private Limited) products. This policy does not apply to accessories or consumables such as filters, grids etc. Unless defined herein, definitions of many of the terms used in this Policy are available on the attached page.

The general policy guidelines are:

  1. As a general rule, EPBIL will provide 3 month notice of the affected product's End-of-Sale Date and/or the last day when the affected product can be ordered.
  2. Access to technical assistance on products that are at End of Life will be available through Area Service Providers during normal business hours for a period of two (2) years from the End-of-Sale Date.
  3. Spares or replacement parts will be available for a period of two (2) years from the End-of- Sale Date.
  4. You will need to ensure that you have a current and fully paid Annual Maintenance contract or valid warranty with EPBIL. Please contact us on customercare@elica.in for charges payable during the end- of-life period so that we can support you right through the end-of-life transition period.
  5. Below are guidelines that should be followed to ensure that you receive effective support for the affected products within your environment:
    1. For Products that are not covered under an AMC or valid warranty, customers will avail spares covered under warranty on chargeable basis until last date of support.
    2. Service contracts that have not been renewed or have lapsed are not renewable.
    3. Renewal of your service contract will generally be available until the last year of support, but will not extend beyond the last date of support.
  6. After the End of support date customer can opt to upgrade product thru VBB program.
  7. Discontinued models are listed in the pdf file : DiscontinuedModels
  8. If the product reaches obsolescence it is customer’s responsibility to dispose the product as per local governing laws.

Following Policy to be followed at the time of design, production, line rejections and products received under VBB or if customer willing submits the Obsolete product to company.

  1. Reduce : Decreasing the generation of waste makes sense, and has proven highly effective for consumer goods.
    • Reduction in Packaging sizes: making the packing sizes compact ensures that lesser packaging material is required.
    • Suppliers to be asked to use re-useable packaging wherever possible for raw material, this will ensure reduction in packaging material waste.
    • Reduce usage of non-biodegradable packaging material.
  2. Reuse.  Shifting a culture from the disposable to the reusable has also worked well in general.In the case of durable goods, the issue of reuse proves a bit more complex. In fact, academics in the field use the terms refurbishment and remanufacturing to clarify the extent of work needed to make a used product serviceable again. Consumer electronics are often refurbished simply by having their software tested and upgraded. But the reuse of products such as Kitchenhoods, Hobs, Cooktops, ovens, MWO requires extensive remanufacturing labor, including such tasks as disassembly, cleaning, and parts replacement.
  • Electronics: PCB’s from Kitchenhoods can be re-used by refurbishing.
  • Rotors: if not damaged can be cleaned with soap water and re-used.
  • Glasses: Glasses can be cleaned and reused for service. Assembly line rejections can be send for scratch removal process and re-used in production.

 But reuse can also have drawbacks. From a broad environmental perspective it is better, for example, to recycle than to reuse energy-inefficient appliances. Value back benefit program should be well communicated to customer. Cash Incentives on purchase of new products is offered to customers. Product packaging (received under RCP ) can be reused to pack new products. RCP is well communicated to customer thru APP, Myelica, website & call centre.  Customers get one free service for returning packaging.

  1. Recycle. Recycling comes last in the hierarchy of waste management techniques for decreasing landfill disposals, but has generally had the greatest environmental impact to date. Elica products mainly constitute of Metal & plastic parts. All Metal parts can be recycled by sending to authorised collectors who further send for smelting. Plastic parts can be segregated from the product and can be sent for reprocessing into useful products. Batteries are used in auto ignition cooktops which need replacement every one year and customer is advised to dispose the same as per local government laws, this instruction has been mentioned in Manual to every customer.
  1. Rethinking

Sustainability for consumer durables demands deeper thinking than the simple “reduce, reuse, recycle” framework. And unlike consumables, where the responsibility for rethinking falls on consumers, for durables, the primary rethinking job belongs to business executives and environmental regulators.

A rethinking of the problem should start with an examination of the ecological impact and economics across the full product life cycle — from manufacture through use, reuse, recycling, and disposal.

The economic incentives for the various players like customers, service providers,and waste management companies are given to encourage thinking towards reducing environmental impact.

Value back benefit program is communicated to every customer at the time of installation. In VBB program customer can buy other Elica products and give back the old product and get discount on his new purchase. This encourages the customer to return back the old product to company or else these are simply discarded and merged invisibly into the municipal waste stream. 

Waste management companies are given transportation charges to collect the waste and are also paid collection charges. This ensures waste management companies are regularly collecting the waste.

 The first opportunity to encourage rethinking is in design, innovative design can reduce the energy consumption of the product, therefore reducing the cost to the consumer and increasing demand. In some cases, new technology can save up to 40% percent of the energy consumption in the usage phase. Halogen & Incandescent lamps being replaced with LED lamps, Motors being replaced with ETB motors with lesser wattage, Kitchenhoods with sensors, efficient burners with precise controls and optimum grid height to avoid heat dissipation.

The second opportunity is increasing the life of product by maintaining it. Cheap Annual maintenance contracts are made available to customers which can be purchased online.
For more details call us on toll free number 18002330007 or send mail to customercare@elica.in .

An Split Kitchenhood ,is when the motor is separate from the actual kitchenhood and is housed in a metal box which can be sited outside the house, for instance on an exterior wall or roof. Only selected Elica hoods have the option of an external motor. An external motor must be ducted out.

 

This will depend on the type of property; what sort of space is available; how far away the motor would be located. Your installer would be able to help you with this decision.

The contents of the Split Kitchenhood are as follows, • Internal unit : kitchenhood with all controls except motor. • External unit : Motor unit with Stainless Steel casing having 5 mtr mains cable. • Alluminium flexible ducting pipe max 12 feet length and 6 inch diameter.

Ducting Intallation cost will be charged. Masionary job is not covered under installation. Any additional brackets if required for installation will cost extra and will be available at extra cost.

For efficient performance max 12 feet duct length and max 2 bends are recommended. However there is no maximum or minimum length defined. The principles are the same for any ducted hood – the shortest pipe length with the fewest bends possible will be more efficient than very long pipe work with lots of bends

Maximum air flow capacity of any Kitchen hood represents the maximum air flow of the motor group assembly, running at an optimum level with a possible +/- variation of 10%.
For deriving the maximum air flow, the air velocity is measured at the outlet of motor group assembly at 4 to 5 different points using Anemometer and average of the readings obtained is used to get the maximum air flow capacity.

Yes External motor unit is powder coated like the AC split unit and can withstand weather conditional subject to proper installation . It should be noted that the mesh of the external init should face the ground to avoid water seepage in the Motor.

To choose the most suitable Kitchen hood below are important points to consider :
1. Suction :
Suction of the kitchenhood m3/hr = Volume of The kitchen x Number of air changes
So if the kitchen is 4 m in length , 4 m in Width & 4 m height
Volume of the kitchen : 4m ( L) x 4 m(W) x 4 m(H) = 64m3
Suction of the kitchenhood m3/hr = 64 x 10=640
So kitchenhood with 750 m3/hr suction will be ideal

2. Size :
Kitchen hood should always be equal or larger than the Cook top/Built in Hob, but never smaller. Distance between Cook top/Built in Hob from the kitchenhood : Ideally the Distance between the Cook top/Built in Hob from the kitchenhood should be 65 – 75 cms.
Note: In case of Induction Cooktop/Hob or Vetro Creamic Hobs the distance should be 60 – 70 cms.

3. Location of Kitchenhood :
here are various ways to install kitchenhoods. Accordingly the selection of the kitchenhood should be done.
Wall-mounted: the kitchen units are located against the wall with the cooktop adjacent to the wall (extractor to be wall-mounted)
Island: the main kitchen unit is located in the middle of the room with the cooktop away from the wall (hood to be ceiling-mounted)
Corner: the kitchen units extend along two walls and the cooktop is located in the corner between them (extractor hood to be installed between the two adjacent walls)
Built-in/Integrated: the cooktop is located beneath a wall-unit (extractor hood to be installed inside the wall unit). Also there are kitchenhoods which can be recessed in the external plasterboard wall surface and false ceiling.
Hanging : There is no duct out attached to the kitchenhood & smoked gets recycled with long life charcoal filters which are washable. These hoods have more astheistic appeal & ambient lighting.
Split: Split Chimneys are external motor technology. Since the motor is placed outside the house the noise level and maintenance is reduced. With Elica Split kitchen chimney your kitchen is free of unwanted noise and odors thus making it a perfect place to meet, entertain and dine with your loved ones. Go ahead, Turn on Silence with Elica’s Split chimneys.
Ventilation in the kitchen : There should be no window on the walls adjacent & behind the kitchenhood. In case there are any they should be closed while using the kitchenhood.
Facility for duct out : There should be a provision for the duct pipe to pass from the kitchenhood out of the kitchen which should not be farther then 10 Feet & should not require more than 3 bends. Duct out facility should be for 6 inch diameter pipe.
Style of the kitchenhoods: Wide range of kitchenhoods are available ranging from material, colour & performance.

MFC stands for multi flame control. This means you can control flame of the inside ring and outside ring of the burner with the same knob. These burners are made of brass . In simple words – possibility to use same burner for Hi flame and low / simmer cooking

MFC burners are designed keeping in mind indian cooking unlike the europan burners. Indian cooking is very peculiar where the temperature of oil is very important to make a perfect Tadka . To make a perfect Roti / phulka/ paratha requires the right temperature and right flame. Although Built in Hobs got a good revolution in Indian kitchen, but the European Burners used in Hobs cannot satisfy the need of Indian cooking.