Cleaning your range hood filter is essential for proper kitchen ventilation. A clean filter efficiently removes smoke, heat, and odors while significantly reducing fire risks.
Grease-clogged filters reduce the efficiency of your exhaust fan, leaving cooking odors and airborne grease to settle on your cabinets. It can also become a fire hazard.
Slide or pop out the metal mesh filters from the underside of the range hood.
Fill a sink with boiling water, baking soda, and a squirt of degreasing dish soap. Submerge the filters and let them soak for 15-20 minutes.
Use a non-abrasive brush to scrub away the softened grease, rinse thoroughly with hot water, and let them dry completely before reinstalling.
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Add to AruHomePutting aluminum filters in the dishwasher if you use harsh dishwasher detergents, as this can discolor or degrade the metal.
Most stainless steel baffle filters can safely go in the dishwasher. However, aluminum mesh filters often discolor or degrade from harsh dishwasher detergents. Hand washing is safer for mesh.
Mesh filters use layers of aluminum wire. Baffle filters use interlocking steel vanes (common in pro kitchens). Charcoal filters are used in ductless hoods to absorb odors, and they must be replaced, not washed.
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