Your cooker hood does more than shine a light on what you are cooking, it prevents the grease from landing on all of your beautifully clean kitchen surfaces. When your cooker hood is in full working order it removes food smells, grease particles and any steam whilst you are cooking. This helps to keep your kitchen smelling and looking clean and fresh. In order to keep your cooker hood running at its optimal performance, you need to clean it regularly.
Here is how to keep your cooker hood fresh and clean:
1. Remove the aluminium filters and either put them in the dishwasher on a hot wash or hand wash them in the sink with warm soapy water.
2. Make sure you dry the filters carefully after washing.
3. Next, clean the metal exterior using either bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar or hot soapy water and a cloth.
4. When you clean the metal cooker hood exterior ensure you are going with the grain of the metal to remove tough grease.
5. Never use steel wool or a scouring pad as this will scratch the metal.
6. Wipe over the entire cooker hood with a clean damp cloth.
7. Finally, place the filters back into the cooker hood.
Regular cleaning will help to prevent an unnecessary cooker hood repair.
Our recommended products:
- Baking soda
- Vinegar
- Pink stuff
- Fairy washing liquid and water
Products to avoid:
- Scouring pads
- Steel wool
Common cooker hood problems
- The airflow into your extractor fan is weak. This could mean there is either a blockage or the motor is slowly giving up.
- The light doesn’t turn on. This could be from a blown bulb or wiring issue.
- The cooker hood smells. This means your cooker hood needs a serious clean, we would recommend calling out professionals.
- The fan isn’t turning on. This could be down to the motor, wiring or a combination of issues.
Cooker hoods need to be maintained and regularly cleaned to ensure you achieve the best results. If you’ve followed all of the suggested steps and your cooker hood issue is still there, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team of experts. We’ll happily perform a cooker hood repair – We fix 99% of faults on our first visit, and there is no additional charge if a further visit is required. Additionally, if it’s time to change your cooker hood, we’ll talk you through what cooker hood would suit your lifestyle best.
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Service Areas
Our engineers perform appliance repairs across central England including Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Birmingham, and Oxfordshire. You can see a full list of counties we service on our coverage page. Alternatively, view the map below.
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Repairs can be booked online or over the phone by calling 0330 205 0220.
